diff --git a/vendor/deadline/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py b/vendor/deadline/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
index 2e7a00bc48..8d6784c74e 100644
--- a/vendor/deadline/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
+++ b/vendor/deadline/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def inject_openpype_environment(deadlinePlugin):
 
         env = os.environ
         env["OPENPYPE_HEADLESS_MODE"] = "1"
+        env["AVALON_TIMEOUT"] = "5000"
 
         print(">>> Executing: {}".format(args))
         std_output = subprocess.check_output(args,