diff --git a/archiver/ipfs.py b/archiver/ipfs.py
index 5f50c59..ed27c26 100644
--- a/archiver/ipfs.py
+++ b/archiver/ipfs.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 def getIpfs():
     connect = os.environ.get('IPFS_CONNECT')
-    timeout = 5
+    timeout = int(os.environ.get('IPFS_TIMEOUT', 5))
+
+    print(f"connecting to IPFS {connect} with timeout={timeout}")
 
     if connect:
         return ipfshttpclient.connect(connect, timeout=timeout)