diff --git a/src/deadline/nuke_submitter/default_nuke_job_template.yaml b/src/deadline/nuke_submitter/default_nuke_job_template.yaml
index d421c6f9..597af03a 100644
--- a/src/deadline/nuke_submitter/default_nuke_job_template.yaml
+++ b/src/deadline/nuke_submitter/default_nuke_job_template.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ steps:
           - file://{{ Env.File.initData }}
           cancelation:
             mode: NOTIFY_THEN_TERMINATE
+          timeout: 600
         onExit:
           command: NukeAdaptor
           args:
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ steps:
           - '{{ Session.WorkingDirectory }}/connection.json'
           cancelation:
             mode: NOTIFY_THEN_TERMINATE
+          timeout: 600
   script:
     embeddedFiles:
     - name: runData