diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index a0aa90e..4310ba3 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda" {
   s3_object_version = aws_s3_bucket_object.artifact.version_id
   source_code_hash  = filebase64sha256(data.archive_file.zip_file_for_lambda.output_path)
 
+  timeout = var.timeout
   publish = true
   handler = var.handler
   runtime = var.runtime
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 5dfff53..647c2a9 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -99,3 +99,8 @@ variable cloudwatch_log_groups_kms_arn {
   default     = null
 }
 
+variable "timeout" {
+  description = "The amount of time your Lambda Function has to run in seconds"
+  type        = number
+  default     = 3
+}
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