diff --git a/pages/api/data/[upload].js b/pages/api/data/[upload].js
index e0ce8419..e296545e 100644
--- a/pages/api/data/[upload].js
+++ b/pages/api/data/[upload].js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
       .send({ decorator: "UPLOAD_NOT_ALLOWED", error: true });
   }
 
+  req.setTimeout(480000);
+  res.setTimeout(480000);
+
   console.log(`[upload] upload for ${user.username} started`);
   const response = await Upload.formMultipart(req, res, {
     user,
diff --git a/pages/api/v1/upload-data/[id].js b/pages/api/v1/upload-data/[id].js
index eb84b5f0..6abcb220 100644
--- a/pages/api/v1/upload-data/[id].js
+++ b/pages/api/v1/upload-data/[id].js
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     id: key.owner_id,
   });
 
+  console.log("[upload] establishing timeouts");
+  req.setTimeout(480000);
+  res.setTimeout(480000);
+  console.log("[upload] timeouts set");
+
   const uploadResponse = await Upload.formMultipart(req, res, {
     user,
   });