diff --git a/hogvm/python/cli.py b/hogvm/python/cli.py
index f18c316ce61c9..9a7df552edf76 100644
--- a/hogvm/python/cli.py
+++ b/hogvm/python/cli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
 import sys
 import json
 from .execute import execute_bytecode
@@ -18,6 +19,6 @@
     code = file.read()
     code = json.loads(code)
 
-response = execute_bytecode(code, globals=None, timeout=5, team=None, debug=debug)
+response = execute_bytecode(code, globals=None, timeout=timedelta(seconds=5), team=None, debug=debug)
 for line in response.stdout:
     print(line)  # noqa: T201
diff --git a/hogvm/python/execute.py b/hogvm/python/execute.py
index 2a17447c9bd62..357bfb7e2893e 100644
--- a/hogvm/python/execute.py
+++ b/hogvm/python/execute.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
 import re
 import time
 from copy import deepcopy
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def execute_bytecode(
     bytecode: list[Any],
     globals: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
     functions: Optional[dict[str, Callable[..., Any]]] = None,
-    timeout=5,
+    timeout=timedelta(seconds=5),
     team: Optional["Team"] = None,
     debug=False,
 ) -> BytecodeResult:
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ def pop_stack():
         return BytecodeResult(result=None, stdout=stdout, bytecode=bytecode)
 
     def check_timeout():
-        if time.time() - start_time > timeout and not debug:
-            raise HogVMException(f"Execution timed out after {timeout} seconds. Performed {ops} ops.")
+        if time.time() - start_time > timeout.seconds and not debug:
+            raise HogVMException(f"Execution timed out after {timeout.seconds} seconds. Performed {ops} ops.")
 
     while True:
         ops += 1
diff --git a/hogvm/typescript/src/execute.ts b/hogvm/typescript/src/execute.ts
index 4101d64f69d1b..865f57408a713 100644
--- a/hogvm/typescript/src/execute.ts
+++ b/hogvm/typescript/src/execute.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ASYNC_STL, STL } from './stl/stl'
 import { convertHogToJS, convertJSToHog, getNestedValue, like, setNestedValue } from './utils'
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_ASYNC_STEPS = 100
-const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 5 // seconds
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000 // ms
 
 export interface VMState {
     /** Bytecode running in the VM */
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ export interface VMState {
 }
 
 export interface ExecOptions {
+    /** Global variables to be passed into the function */
     globals?: Record<string, any>
     functions?: Record<string, (...args: any[]) => any>
     asyncFunctions?: Record<string, (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>>
+    /** Timeout in milliseconds */
     timeout?: number
+    /** Max number of async function that can happen. When reached the function will throw */
     maxAsyncSteps?: number
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ export async function execAsync(bytecode: any[], options?: ExecOptions): Promise
                 const result = await ASYNC_STL[response.asyncFunctionName](
                     response.asyncFunctionArgs,
                     response.asyncFunctionName,
-                    options?.timeout ?? DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+                    options?.timeout ?? DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS
                 )
                 vmState.stack.push(result)
             } else {
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ export function exec(code: any[] | VMState, options?: ExecOptions): ExecResult {
     const declaredFunctions: Record<string, [number, number]> = vmState ? vmState.declaredFunctions : {}
     let ip = vmState ? vmState.ip : 1
     let ops = vmState ? vmState.ops : 0
-    const timeout = options?.timeout ?? DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+    const timeout = options?.timeout ?? DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS
     const maxAsyncSteps = options?.maxAsyncSteps ?? DEFAULT_MAX_ASYNC_STEPS
 
     function popStack(): any {
@@ -122,8 +125,8 @@ export function exec(code: any[] | VMState, options?: ExecOptions): ExecResult {
         return bytecode![++ip]
     }
     function checkTimeout(): void {
-        if (syncDuration + Date.now() - startTime > timeout * 1000) {
-            throw new Error(`Execution timed out after ${timeout} seconds. Performed ${ops} ops.`)
+        if (syncDuration + Date.now() - startTime > timeout) {
+            throw new Error(`Execution timed out after ${timeout / 1000} seconds. Performed ${ops} ops.`)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/posthog/hogql/bytecode.py b/posthog/hogql/bytecode.py
index 1a5933a88bc92..48ddcd2f7e283 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql/bytecode.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql/bytecode.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import dataclasses
+from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Any, Optional, cast, TYPE_CHECKING
 from collections.abc import Callable
 
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ def execute_hog(
     team: Optional["Team"] = None,
     globals: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
     functions: Optional[dict[str, Callable[..., Any]]] = None,
-    timeout=10,
+    timeout=timedelta(seconds=10),
 ) -> BytecodeResult:
     source_code = source_code.strip()
     if source_code.count("\n") == 0: