diff --git a/conf/profiles.config b/conf/profiles.config
index 173f487..0abfe9a 100644
--- a/conf/profiles.config
+++ b/conf/profiles.config
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ profiles {
         podman.enabled         = false
         shifter.enabled        = false
         charliecloud.enabled   = false
+        conda.createTimeout    = '1 h'
         includeConfig 'conda.config'
     }
     mamba {