diff --git a/cmd/configui/main.go b/cmd/configui/main.go
index 9e95f6c..92f2fec 100644
--- a/cmd/configui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/configui/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"kumoly.io/tools/configui"
 )
@@ -107,10 +106,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	// setup routes
 	server := &http.Server{
-		Addr:         flagBind,
-		WriteTimeout: time.Second * 30,
-		ReadTimeout:  time.Second * 30,
-		Handler:      cui,
+		Addr: flagBind,
+		// disable timeout due to cui controlling cmd timeouts
+		// WriteTimeout: time.Second * 30,
+		// ReadTimeout:  time.Second * 30,
+		Handler: cui,
 	}
 
 	// start server
diff --git a/configui.go b/configui.go
index b6ee38b..4a67ac8 100644
--- a/configui.go
+++ b/configui.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
+	"time"
 
 	"kumoly.io/tools/configui/public"
 )
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ type ConfigUI struct {
 
 	NoReconfig bool   `json:"no_reconfig"`
 	AllowIP    string `json:"allow_ip"`
+	CmdTimeout string `json:"timeout"`
+	cmdTimeout time.Duration
 
 	Files     []*File `json:"files"`
 	fileIndex map[string]int
@@ -61,12 +64,14 @@ func New() *ConfigUI {
 		},
 	}).ParseFS(tmplFS, "templates/*.tmpl", "templates/**/*.tmpl"))
 	return &ConfigUI{
-		fileIndex: map[string]int{},
-		AppName:   "ConfigUI",
-		BaseUrl:   "/",
-		PublicFS:  public.FS,
-		TmplFS:    tmplFS,
-		tmpl:      tmpl,
+		fileIndex:  map[string]int{},
+		AppName:    "ConfigUI",
+		BaseUrl:    "/",
+		PublicFS:   public.FS,
+		TmplFS:     tmplFS,
+		tmpl:       tmpl,
+		CmdTimeout: "10s",
+		cmdTimeout: time.Second * 10,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +119,14 @@ func (cui *ConfigUI) LoadConfig(confstr string) error {
 	if cui.BaseUrl == "" {
 		cui.BaseUrl = "/"
 	}
+	ct, err := time.ParseDuration(tmpConf.CmdTimeout)
+	if err != nil || cui.CmdTimeout == "" {
+		cui.CmdTimeout = "10s"
+		cui.cmdTimeout = time.Second * 10
+	} else {
+		cui.CmdTimeout = tmpConf.CmdTimeout
+		cui.cmdTimeout = ct
+	}
 
 	// NOT implemented
 	cui.ResultBellow = tmpConf.ResultBellow
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 795bc37..723183b 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *File) Write(data []byte) error {
 	return os.WriteFile(f.Path, data, info.Mode())
 }
 
-func (f *File) Do() (string, error) {
+func (f *File) Do(CmdTimeout time.Duration) (string, error) {
 	if f.Action == "" {
 		return "", nil
 	}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (f *File) Do() (string, error) {
 		done <- string(out)
 	}()
 	select {
-	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+	case <-time.After(CmdTimeout):
 		cmd.Process.Kill()
 		log.Println("timeout")
 		return "", errors.New("command timeout")
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 2bc77f8..d78f85e 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (cui *ConfigUI) Apply(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		response(w, 404, []byte("file not found"))
 		return
 	}
-	result, err := file.Do()
+	result, err := file.Do(cui.cmdTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}