diff --git a/workers/tagbackfillworker.py b/workers/tagbackfillworker.py
index a7115e919..e3fb1d5e6 100644
--- a/workers/tagbackfillworker.py
+++ b/workers/tagbackfillworker.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from util.migrate.allocator import yield_random_entries
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-WORKER_TIMEOUT = 6000
+WORKER_TIMEOUT = app.config.get('BACKFILL_TAGS_TIMEOUT', 6000)
 
 
 class BrokenManifest(ManifestInterface):