diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2 b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
index b54320d412..c3e9573398 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dist_git_url=http://{{ dist_git_base_url }}/git
 
 [builder]
 # default is 1800
-timeout=33600
+timeout=86400
 
 # utilized by /usr/bin/check_consecutive_build_fails.py
 consecutive_failure_threshold=30