diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 26b60ffec2..a0062500c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ jobs:
   docs:
     name: build docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 1
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      timeout-minutes: 1
       with:
         submodules: true
 
     # Build
     - name: Build docs
+      timeout-minutes: 1
       run: |
         # TODO: can we install just the "docs" dependency group without the normal deps?
         pip install mkdocs
@@ -34,12 +35,14 @@ jobs:
 
     # Push to docs.comma.ai
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      timeout-minutes: 1
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot'
       with:
         path: openpilot-docs
         ssh-key: ${{ secrets.OPENPILOT_DOCS_KEY }}
         repository: commaai/openpilot-docs
     - name: Push
+      timeout-minutes: 1
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot'
       run: |
         set -x