diff --git a/src/server/lib/kubernetes/jobFactory.ts b/src/server/lib/kubernetes/jobFactory.ts
index 37ea3f10..029022a4 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/kubernetes/jobFactory.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/kubernetes/jobFactory.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ export interface BuildJobConfig {
 }
 
 export function createBuildJob(config: BuildJobConfig): V1Job {
-  const ttl = config.isStatic ? 86400 : undefined;
+  // Keep failed pods for 24 hours for debugging purposes
+  const ttl = 86400;
 
   return createKubernetesJob({
     name: config.jobName,
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ export interface HelmJobConfig {
 }
 
 export function createHelmJob(config: HelmJobConfig): V1Job {
-  const ttl = config.isStatic ? 86400 : undefined;
+  // Keep failed pods for 24 hours for debugging purposes
+  const ttl = 86400;
   const timeout = config.timeout || 1800; // 30 minutes default
 
   const labels: Record<string, string> = {
diff --git a/src/server/lib/nativeBuild/__tests__/utils.test.ts b/src/server/lib/nativeBuild/__tests__/utils.test.ts
index 7a6a99b1..9bc33209 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/nativeBuild/__tests__/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/nativeBuild/__tests__/utils.test.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('nativeBuild/utils', () => {
       expect(manifest.metadata.annotations['lifecycle.io/triggered-at']).toBeDefined();
 
       // Check spec
-      expect(manifest.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished).toBeUndefined(); // No TTL by default for non-static builds
+      expect(manifest.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished).toBe(86400); // 24 hours TTL for all builds
       expect(manifest.spec.backoffLimit).toBe(0);
       expect(manifest.spec.activeDeadlineSeconds).toBe(1800);
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('nativeBuild/utils', () => {
       expect(manifest.spec.template.spec.volumes).toEqual([{ name: 'workspace', emptyDir: {} }]);
     });
 
-    it('sets TTL for static builds', () => {
+    it('sets TTL for all builds including static builds', () => {
       const options = {
         jobName: 'test-job',
         namespace: 'test-ns',
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('nativeBuild/utils', () => {
       };
 
       const manifest = createBuildJobManifest(options);
-      expect(manifest.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished).toBe(86400); // 24 hours for static builds
+      expect(manifest.spec.ttlSecondsAfterFinished).toBe(86400); // 24 hours for all builds
     });
   });
 });