diff --git a/chart.tf b/chart.tf
index cb82661..2794d89 100644
--- a/chart.tf
+++ b/chart.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ resource "helm_release" "traefik" {
   chart      = "traefik"
   version    = var.traefik_chart_version
 
+  # Helm chart deployment can sometimes take longer than the default 5 minutes
+  timeout = var.timeout_seconds
+
   # If default_values == "" then apply default values from the chart if its anything else
   # then apply values file using the values_file input variable
   values = [var.default_values == "" ? var.default_values : file("${path.root}/${var.values_file}")]
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 6f98381..613046b 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ variable "traefik_chart_version" {
   default     = "10.7.1" # See https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/traefik/traefik for latest version(s)
 }
 
+# Helm chart deployment can sometimes take longer than the default 5 minutes
+variable "timeout_seconds" {
+  type    = number
+  default = 800 # 10 minutes
+}
+
 variable "replica_count" {
   description = "Number of replica pods to create"
   type        = number