diff --git a/metacat-metadata-mysql/src/main/java/com/netflix/metacat/metadata/mysql/MySqlTagService.java b/metacat-metadata-mysql/src/main/java/com/netflix/metacat/metadata/mysql/MySqlTagService.java
index 06576daa4..f8d039f34 100644
--- a/metacat-metadata-mysql/src/main/java/com/netflix/metacat/metadata/mysql/MySqlTagService.java
+++ b/metacat-metadata-mysql/src/main/java/com/netflix/metacat/metadata/mysql/MySqlTagService.java
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public Set<String> getTags() {
      * @return list of qualified names of the items
      */
     @Override
-    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true, timeout = 120)
     public List<QualifiedName> list(
         @Nullable final Set<String> includeTags,
         @Nullable final Set<String> excludeTags,