diff --git a/label_studio/data_manager/actions/cache_labels.py b/label_studio/data_manager/actions/cache_labels.py
index 86e8d76e5bd8..4ac3513b1240 100644
--- a/label_studio/data_manager/actions/cache_labels.py
+++ b/label_studio/data_manager/actions/cache_labels.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def cache_labels(project, queryset, request, **kwargs):
         queryset,
         organization_id=project.organization_id,
         request_data=request.data,
+        job_timeout=60*60*5  # max allowed duration is 5 hours
     )
     return {'response_code': 200}