diff --git a/cgatcore/pipeline/execution.py b/cgatcore/pipeline/execution.py
index 5be1f8e..2664d63 100644
--- a/cgatcore/pipeline/execution.py
+++ b/cgatcore/pipeline/execution.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 # Timeouts for event loop
 GEVENT_TIMEOUT_STARTUP = 5
-GEVENT_TIMEOUT_WAIT = 1
+GEVENT_TIMEOUT_WAIT = 30
 
 
 # dictionary mapping job metrics to data type