diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fd0a11ab..6f8312c3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ jobs:
           anchore_version: v0.6.1
           image_name: "docker.io/node:12.16.1-alpine $DOCKER_ORG/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME:$CIRCLE_TAG"
           policy_failure: false
-          timeout: '500'
+          timeout: "$IMAGE_SCAN_ANCHORE_ANALYSE_TIMEOUT"
           # Note: if the generated policy is invalid, this will fallback to the default policy, which we don't want!
           policy_bundle_file_path: /tmp/mojaloop-policy.json
       - run:
@@ -471,4 +471,4 @@ workflows:
               only: /v[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*(\-snapshot)?/
             branches:
               ignore:
-                - /.*/
\ No newline at end of file
+                - /.*/