diff --git a/.changelog/12593.txt b/.changelog/12593.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a177f5d67fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/12593.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+client: Fixed a bug where clients that retry blocking queries would not reset the correct blocking duration
+```
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 0dadc93752e5..ae8a87b5cc0b 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (q QueryOptions) TimeToBlock() time.Duration {
 	return q.MaxQueryTime
 }
 
-func (q QueryOptions) SetTimeToBlock(t time.Duration) {
+func (q *QueryOptions) SetTimeToBlock(t time.Duration) {
 	q.MaxQueryTime = t
 }