diff --git a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/defaults/main.yml b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/defaults/main.yml
index 8fa828e..5c2004c 100644
--- a/roles/pfsense_upgrade/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pfsense_upgrade/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ skip_backup_check: false        # Set true to skip the pre-upgrade config backup
 # --- Upgrade behavior ---
 auto_reboot: true               # Reboot automatically after upgrade if required
 reboot_timeout: 300             # Seconds to wait for host to come back after reboot
+upgrade_timeout: 900            # Set timeout for upgrading pfSense. (15min)
 upgrade_check_timeout: 120      # Timeout for pfSense-upgrade version check
 pkg_repo_update: true           # Run pkg update before checking for upgrades
 
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ pfsense_config_backup_path: /cf/conf/backup
 # --- Release tracking ---
 # Netgate publishes release notes/versions at this URL (CE edition)
 pfsense_release_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pfsense/pfsense/master/src/etc/version"
+