diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 72b6682931c0ac2da8a4da5c8bd703ed8d440f5b..6caa815dba6c984cc36720866cf863bdd11e1512 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ build-testenv:
   tags: [ cached-dind ]
   image: docker:19.03
   stage: setup
+  timeout: 3 h
   script: 
     - cd test/docker
     - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY