diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8a02590bb9f6ebb202fcf3388ddaf2871d507dfd..73bc9cf47d5c4f2f66520bd0b44f827b9c7f260b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ Python - Convert Database:
   script:
     - poetry run netcdf
   stage: database
+  timeout: 2h
 
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 # Stage: deploy