diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 4763400..f37274f 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ change_ownership /tmp/cwa-book-downloader
 # Set the command to run based on the environment
 is_prod=$(echo "$APP_ENV" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 if [ "$is_prod" = "prod" ]; then 
-    command="gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:${FLASK_PORT:-8084} app:app"
+    command="gunicorn -t 300 -b 0.0.0.0:${FLASK_PORT:-8084} app:app"
 else
     command="python3 app.py"
 fi