diff --git a/grafana_monitoring/roles/grafana/templates/cloud_datasource.yaml.j2 b/grafana_monitoring/roles/grafana/templates/cloud_datasource.yaml.j2
index a0dbb9c3..b4ef6189 100644
--- a/grafana_monitoring/roles/grafana/templates/cloud_datasource.yaml.j2
+++ b/grafana_monitoring/roles/grafana/templates/cloud_datasource.yaml.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ datasources:
     isDefault: false
     basicAuth: true
     basicAuthUser: {{ remote_write_prometheus_username }}
+    jsonData:
+      timeout: 120
     secureJsonData:
       basicAuthPassword: {{ remote_write_prometheus_password }}