diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea01eccc..04a5a082 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- getting_started: Add a 120 second timeout before trying to enable the DAG ([#665]).
+
+[#665]: https://github.com/stackabletech/airflow-operator/pull/665
+
 ## [25.7.0] - 2025-07-23
 
 ## [25.7.0-rc1] - 2025-07-18
diff --git a/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh
index a1f72d1d..0ab951dc 100755
--- a/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ enable_dag() {
     -d '{"is_paused": false}'
   # end::enable-dag[]
 }
+SLEEP_SECONDS=120
+echo "Sleeping for $SLEEP_SECONDS seconds to wait for the DAG to be registered"
+sleep "$SLEEP_SECONDS"
 echo "Triggering a DAG run. Enable DAG..."
 enable_dag
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh.j2 b/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh.j2
index d1c1dbe7..71fe8ef3 100755
--- a/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh.j2
+++ b/docs/modules/airflow/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh.j2
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ enable_dag() {
     -d '{"is_paused": false}'
   # end::enable-dag[]
 }
+SLEEP_SECONDS=120
+echo "Sleeping for $SLEEP_SECONDS seconds to wait for the DAG to be registered"
+sleep "$SLEEP_SECONDS"
 echo "Triggering a DAG run. Enable DAG..."
 enable_dag