diff --git a/queue_services/account-mailer/gunicorn_config.py b/queue_services/account-mailer/gunicorn_config.py
index ffe23fde75..58c27d7162 100644
--- a/queue_services/account-mailer/gunicorn_config.py
+++ b/queue_services/account-mailer/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 
 workers = int(os.environ.get('GUNICORN_PROCESSES', '1'))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+timeout = int(os.environ.get("GUNICORN_TIMEOUT", "0"))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 threads = int(os.environ.get('GUNICORN_THREADS', '1'))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 forwarded_allow_ips = '*'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/queue_services/auth-queue/gunicorn_config.py b/queue_services/auth-queue/gunicorn_config.py
index 4a32d91c3d..17c7b8e093 100644
--- a/queue_services/auth-queue/gunicorn_config.py
+++ b/queue_services/auth-queue/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 
 workers = int(os.environ.get('GUNICORN_PROCESSES', '1'))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+timeout = int(os.environ.get("GUNICORN_TIMEOUT", "0"))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 threads = int(os.environ.get('GUNICORN_THREADS', '1'))  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 forwarded_allow_ips = '*'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name