diff --git a/app/coffee/CompileManager.coffee b/app/coffee/CompileManager.coffee
index 64f2665..893d461 100644
--- a/app/coffee/CompileManager.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/CompileManager.coffee
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ module.exports = CompileManager =
 		command.unshift("/opt/synctex")
 
 		directory = getCompileDir(project_id, user_id)
-		timeout = 10 * 1000
+		timeout = 60 * 1000 # increased to allow for large projects
 		compileName = getCompileName(project_id, user_id)
 		CommandRunner.run compileName, command, directory, Settings.clsi.docker.image, timeout, {}, (error, output) ->
 			if error?
diff --git a/test/unit/coffee/CompileManagerTests.coffee b/test/unit/coffee/CompileManagerTests.coffee
index 93b7f11..26524fb 100644
--- a/test/unit/coffee/CompileManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/test/unit/coffee/CompileManagerTests.coffee
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe "CompileManager", ->
 			@callback  = sinon.stub()
 
 			@project_id
-			@timeout = 10 * 1000
+			@timeout = 60 * 1000
 			@file_name = "main.tex"
 			@Settings.path.compilesDir = "/local/compile/directory"
 			@image = "example.com/image"