diff --git a/app/models/concerns/alegre_v2.rb b/app/models/concerns/alegre_v2.rb
index 6ea4fab5de..247dbd7bc6 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/alegre_v2.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/alegre_v2.rb
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def is_cached_data_not_good(cached_data)
     def wait_for_results(project_media, args)
       return {} if similarity_disabled_for_project_media?(project_media)
       cached_data = get_cached_data(get_required_keys(project_media, nil))
-      timeout = args[:timeout] || 60
+      timeout = args[:timeout] || CheckConfig.get('alegre_timeout', 120, :integer).to_f
       start_time = Time.now
       while start_time + timeout > Time.now && is_cached_data_not_good(cached_data) #more robust for any type of null response
         sleep(1)
diff --git a/config/config.yml.example b/config/config.yml.example
index e34a778e2c..691cd71933 100644
--- a/config/config.yml.example
+++ b/config/config.yml.example
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ development: &default
   similarity_media_file_url_host: ''
   min_number_of_words_for_tipline_submit_shortcut: 10
   nlu_disambiguation_threshold: 0.11
+  alegre_timeout: 120
 
   # Localization
   #