diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 48a3ff01bfaec1e9c926a333d700260296587234..e7952378336331146c763d79aac77147d1f14fae 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ gathering = smart
 fact_caching = jsonfile
 fact_caching_connection = /tmp
 fact_caching_timeout = 86400
+timeout = 300
 stdout_callback = default
 display_skipped_hosts = no
 library = ./library