diff --git a/src/Solr/Reindex/Handlers/SolrReindexImmediateHandler.php b/src/Solr/Reindex/Handlers/SolrReindexImmediateHandler.php
index db5db3b..a06244d 100644
--- a/src/Solr/Reindex/Handlers/SolrReindexImmediateHandler.php
+++ b/src/Solr/Reindex/Handlers/SolrReindexImmediateHandler.php
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class SolrReindexImmediateHandler extends SolrReindexBase
 
         // Execute script via shell
         $process = new Process($cmd);
+
+        // Set timeout from config. Process default is 60 seconds
+        $process->setTimeout($this->config()->get('process_timeout'));
+
         $process->inheritEnvironmentVariables();
         $process->run();