diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7c0c5ae6ec146b199d11330104e5bc736ba94dd4..ba6c8ad1e99f0ed9dc44ee59a74d4ad8bf102208 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ unit-tests:
 
 .morph-build: &MORPH_BUILD
   stage: "test"
+  timeout: "3 hours"
 
   script:
     - |