diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9cde37640c..c383641f01 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ RABBITMQ_MANAGEMENT_PORT=10811
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
 SERVER_NAME=phraseanet-docker
 
+# --------------- GATEWAY TIMEOUT -----------------------
+$GATEWAY_SEND_TIMEOUT=120
 
 # --------------- PHP CONFIGURATION  --------------------
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2456b33650..7a26da7505 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
     - phraseanet
     environment:
     - MAX_BODY_SIZE
+    - GATEWAY_SEND_TIMEOUT
     ports:
       - ${PHRASEANET_APP_PORT}:80
 
diff --git a/docker/nginx/root/entrypoint.sh b/docker/nginx/root/entrypoint.sh
index e46ea44296..30ca3e635e 100755
--- a/docker/nginx/root/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/nginx/root/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 set -xe
 
 cat /nginx.conf.sample | sed "s/\$MAX_BODY_SIZE/$MAX_BODY_SIZE/g" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+cat /nginx.conf.sample | sed "s/\$GATEWAY_SEND_TIMEOUT/$GATEWAY_SEND_TIMEOUT/g" > /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 
 exec "$@"