diff --git a/dawn-docs/dev b/dawn-docs/dev
index e8fc66667ed810e68006e861e2800b227111c7ed..55ed350ec97610e9633df35cc189358752c54edf 100644
--- a/dawn-docs/dev
+++ b/dawn-docs/dev
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ pipeline {
         }
 
         stage('copy build') {
+            options {
+                timeout(time: 5, unit: 'MINUTES')
+            }
             steps {
                 sh '''
                 sudo rm -rf /var/www/dawn_docs/public