diff --git a/src/Covid19Radar.Background/host.json b/src/Covid19Radar.Background/host.json
index cf50b6ab6..90ac16a59 100644
--- a/src/Covid19Radar.Background/host.json
+++ b/src/Covid19Radar.Background/host.json
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "functionTimeout": "00:10:00"
+  "functionTimeout": "01:00:00"
 }