diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f8f2d116f..448c98149 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ commands=
   vagrant up --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
-  ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/site.yml.sample
+  timeout 1200 ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/hosts {toxinidir}/site.yml.sample
 
   py.test -v
   vagrant destroy --force