diff --git a/dist/nginx.conf b/dist/nginx.conf
index 495e4f057d6..af3d69c233f 100644
--- a/dist/nginx.conf
+++ b/dist/nginx.conf
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ server {
   keepalive_timeout    70;
   sendfile             on;
   client_max_body_size 99m;
-  proxy_read_timeout 900;
+  proxy_read_timeout 180;
 
   root /home/mastodon/live/public;