diff --git a/django_wtf/core/hacker_news_tasks.py b/django_wtf/core/hacker_news_tasks.py
index 75fe4cf..ffd4e59 100644
--- a/django_wtf/core/hacker_news_tasks.py
+++ b/django_wtf/core/hacker_news_tasks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from .utils import log_action
 
 
-@app.task
+@app.task(soft_time_limit=30 * 60)
 def index_hn_submissions():
     # https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json?print=pretty
     client = superrequests.Session()