diff --git a/run_marqo.sh b/run_marqo.sh
index f967a571e..05550524c 100644
--- a/run_marqo.sh
+++ b/run_marqo.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export OPENSEARCH_URL
 export OPENSEARCH_IS_INTERNAL
 # Start the tensor search web app in the background
 cd /app/src/marqo/tensor_search || exit
-uvicorn api:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8882 &
+uvicorn api:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8882 --timeout-keep-alive 75 &
 api_pid=$!
 wait "$api_pid"