diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be44d05..6e242d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CodeBuild job to deploy it.
 | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------ |
 | github_url                | GitHub URL of function or layer code.  Enables CodeBuild.  Assumes buildspec.yml at root of repo.  Requires github_token_ssm_param | "" |
 | codebuild_credential_arn  | AWS Codebuild source credential for accessing github                      | ""           |
+| build_timeout             | Codebuild Timeout in minutes.                                             | "60"           |
 
 ### lambda_function
 Many of the module arguments map directly to the [aws_lambda_function](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/aws/r/lambda_function.html) resource arguments:
diff --git a/lambda_function/ci.tf b/lambda_function/ci.tf
index f41a098..3c08f95 100644
--- a/lambda_function/ci.tf
+++ b/lambda_function/ci.tf
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ resource "aws_codebuild_project" "lambda" {
   count = var.github_url == "" ? 0 : 1
 
   name          = var.function_name
-  build_timeout = "5"
+  build_timeout = var.build_timeout
   service_role  = aws_iam_role.codebuild[0].arn
 
   artifacts {
diff --git a/lambda_function/variables.tf b/lambda_function/variables.tf
index c3d7c65..be0c064 100644
--- a/lambda_function/variables.tf
+++ b/lambda_function/variables.tf
@@ -105,16 +105,21 @@ variable "reserved_concurrent_executions" {
 }
 
 variable "github_url" {
-  type = string
+  type    = string
   default = ""
 }
 
 variable "layers" {
-  type = list(string)
+  type    = list(string)
   default = []
 }
 
 variable "codebuild_credential_arn" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+variable "build_timeout" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "60"
+}
diff --git a/lambda_layer/ci.tf b/lambda_layer/ci.tf
index 4993ce0..8781d2c 100644
--- a/lambda_layer/ci.tf
+++ b/lambda_layer/ci.tf
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ resource "aws_codebuild_project" "lambda" {
   count = var.github_url == "" ? 0 : 1
 
   name          = var.layer_name
-  build_timeout = "5"
+  build_timeout = var.build_timeout
   service_role  = aws_iam_role.codebuild[0].arn
 
   artifacts {
diff --git a/lambda_layer/variables.tf b/lambda_layer/variables.tf
index 7000ef6..6a28f5c 100644
--- a/lambda_layer/variables.tf
+++ b/lambda_layer/variables.tf
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@ variable "codebuild_credential_arn" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
 }
+
+variable "build_timeout" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "60"
+}