diff --git a/nginx/nginx-ssl.conf.template b/nginx/nginx-ssl.conf.template
index 5349e53c..30083c71 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx-ssl.conf.template
+++ b/nginx/nginx-ssl.conf.template
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ http {
 
     keepalive_timeout 5;
 
-    proxy_connect_timeout 360s;
-    proxy_read_timeout 360s;
+    proxy_connect_timeout 300000s;
+    proxy_read_timeout 300000s;
 
     # path for static files
     location /static {
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf.template b/nginx/nginx.conf.template
index 45705bf5..77444576 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf.template
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ http {
 
     keepalive_timeout 5;
 
-    proxy_connect_timeout 360s;
-    proxy_read_timeout 360s;
+    proxy_connect_timeout 300000s;
+    proxy_read_timeout 300000s;
 
     # path for static files
     location /static {
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 867c3c9a..f924faf8 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ else
     congrats
 
     nginx -c $(pwd)/nginx/$conf
-    gunicorn webodm.wsgi --bind unix:/tmp/gunicorn.sock --timeout 360 --max-requests 250 --preload
+    gunicorn webodm.wsgi --bind unix:/tmp/gunicorn.sock --timeout 300000 --max-requests 250 --preload
 fi
 
 # If this is executed, it means the previous command failed, don't display the congratulations message