diff --git a/swh/deposit/settings/production.py b/swh/deposit/settings/production.py
index bf6a578285455bcc8c28e7c7a531f09f9a7a2d17..5008f85a620de25690db204f1c7e2ff568101f15 100644
--- a/swh/deposit/settings/production.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/settings/production.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ if cfg_azure:
     options = dict(
         azure_container=cfg_azure["container_name"],
         connection_string=cfg_azure["connection_string"],
+        timeout=cfg_azure.get("connection_timeout", 120),
     )
 
     # Which may be enhanced with some extra options, lookup "object_parameters" in