diff --git a/config/gunicorn_conf.py b/config/gunicorn_conf.py
index 4a7537d24..36ee3771b 100644
--- a/config/gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/config/gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ accesslog = "/home/sclay/newsblur/logs/production.log"
 errorlog = "/home/sclay/newsblur/logs/errors.log"
 loglevel = "debug"
 name = "newsblur"
-timeout = 60
+timeout = 120
 max_requests = 1000
 workers = numCPUs()