diff --git a/module_build_service/builder/KojiModuleBuilder.py b/module_build_service/builder/KojiModuleBuilder.py
index ce276787..918ad998 100644
--- a/module_build_service/builder/KojiModuleBuilder.py
+++ b/module_build_service/builder/KojiModuleBuilder.py
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ chmod 644 %buildroot/%_sysconfdir/rpm/macros.zz-modules
             profile_name=config.koji_profile,
             user_config=config.koji_config,
         ))
+        # Timeout after 10 minutes.  The default is 12 hours.
+        koji_config["timeout"] = 60 * 10
 
         # In "production" scenarios, our service principal may be blessed to
         # allow us to authenticate as the owner of this request.  But, in local
diff --git a/module_build_service/builder/utils.py b/module_build_service/builder/utils.py
index 8fef48c3..96977585 100644
--- a/module_build_service/builder/utils.py
+++ b/module_build_service/builder/utils.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(config, tag, repo_dir, archs=None):
         profile_name=config.koji_profile,
         user_config=config.koji_config,
     ))
+    # Timeout after 10 minutes.  The default is 12 hours.
+    koji_config["timeout"] = 60 * 10
 
     address = koji_config.server
     log.info("Connecting to koji %r" % address)