diff --git a/ansible/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2 b/ansible/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2
index ad5869f..5bc8be5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ plugin "docker" {
     # extra Docker labels to be set by Nomad on each Docker container with the appropriate value
     extra_labels = ["job_name", "task_group_name", "task_name", "namespace", "node_name"]
     allow_privileged = true
+    pull_activity_timeout = "5m"
     volumes {
       enabled      = true
       selinuxlabel = "z"