diff --git a/gunicorn_config.py b/gunicorn_config.py
index fc50f4ffc..ecc0de775 100644
--- a/gunicorn_config.py
+++ b/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ worker_connections = 256
 bind = "0.0.0.0:{}".format(os.getenv("PORT"))
 statsd_host = "{}:8125".format(os.getenv("STATSD_HOST"))
 gunicorn.SERVER_SOFTWARE = "None"
+timeout = 240
 
 
 def on_starting(server):