diff --git a/docker/production/nginx/default.conf b/docker/production/nginx/default.conf
index 43cfe0f9..0f97cb85 100644
--- a/docker/production/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/docker/production/nginx/default.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ server {
   # Using a variable here stops nginx from crashing if the dev container is restarted or becomes otherwise unavailable
   set $backend_upstream "http://api:_API_PORT_";
 
+  proxy_read_timeout 3600;
+
   location /api {
     # Remove /api/ from the beginning when passing the path to the API process
     rewrite /api(/.*)$ $1 break;