diff --git a/nginx/sites/app.conf.example b/nginx/sites/app.conf.example
index 25acaca4..d8f29ebe 100644
--- a/nginx/sites/app.conf.example
+++ b/nginx/sites/app.conf.example
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ server {
         fastcgi_buffers 16 16k;
         fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
         fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+        #fixes timeouts
+        fastcgi_read_timeout 600;
         include fastcgi_params;
     }