diff --git a/server/lib/indexers/shared/abstract-indexer.ts b/server/lib/indexers/shared/abstract-indexer.ts
index 0a0fa4a..d45c57e 100644
--- a/server/lib/indexers/shared/abstract-indexer.ts
+++ b/server/lib/indexers/shared/abstract-indexer.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractIndexer <T extends IndexableDoc, DB> {
     this.indexQueue = queue<QueueParam, Error>(async (task, cb) => {
       try {
         const { taskUid } = await this.indexSpecificElement(task.host, task.identifier)
-        await client.index(this.indexName).waitForTask(taskUid)
+        await client.index(this.indexName).waitForTask(taskUid, { timeOutMs: 1000 * 60 * 5 }) // 5 minutes timeout
 
         return cb()
       } catch (err) {