diff --git a/playbooks/roles/zuul/templates/zuul.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/zuul/templates/zuul.conf.j2
index 0f5c65a6c4..811f5b37e5 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/zuul/templates/zuul.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/zuul/templates/zuul.conf.j2
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ git_dir=/var/lib/zuul/git
 log_config=/etc/zuul/merger-logging.conf
 git_user_email=zuul@opendev.org
 git_user_name=OpenDev Zuul
+git_timeout=600
 
 [executor]
 manage_ansible=false