diff --git a/config/dev.ini b/config/dev.ini
index 1bf93b5a6ba..f9d51d2748d 100644
--- a/config/dev.ini
+++ b/config/dev.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ GALAXY_CONFIG_FILE=config/galaxy.yml
 PYTHONPATH=lib
 
 [watcher:web]
-cmd = gunicorn 'galaxy.webapps.galaxy.fast_factory:factory()' --pythonpath lib -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -b fd://$(circus.sockets.web)
+cmd = gunicorn 'galaxy.webapps.galaxy.fast_factory:factory()' --timeout 300 --pythonpath lib -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -b fd://$(circus.sockets.web)
 send_hup = true
 numprocesses = 1
 use_sockets = True