diff --git a/site/templates/upload.html b/site/templates/upload.html
index 556a34c..6281a36 100644
--- a/site/templates/upload.html
+++ b/site/templates/upload.html
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
           var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
           xhr.open('POST', '/chunk_json');
           xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-          xhr.timeout = 60000;
+          xhr.timeout = 10000;
           xhr.onload = function() {
             if (xhr.status === 200) {
               try {