diff --git a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/modules/dask_client.py b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/modules/dask_client.py
index 849640eebfe..6ff8714811f 100644
--- a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/modules/dask_client.py
+++ b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/modules/dask_client.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-_DASK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_S: Final[int] = 5
+_DASK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_S: Final[int] = 35
 
 
 _UserCallbackInSepThread = Callable[[], None]