diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
index 1bb00f85..7992c82e 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ server {
 		include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/sia-auth;
 
 		proxy_set_header User-Agent: Sia-Agent;
+		proxy_read_timeout 600; // siad should timeout with 404 after 5 minutes
 		proxy_pass http://siad/skynet/registry;
 	}