diff --git a/packages/web/src/env.mjs b/packages/web/src/env.mjs
index 2f8f44bf..fc839b9a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/env.mjs
+++ b/packages/web/src/env.mjs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
         ZOEKT_WEBSERVER_URL: z.string().url().default("http://localhost:6070"),
         SHARD_MAX_MATCH_COUNT: numberSchema.default(10000),
         TOTAL_MAX_MATCH_COUNT: numberSchema.default(100000),
+        ZOEKT_MAX_WALL_TIME_MS: numberSchema.default(10000),
         
         // Auth
         AUTH_SECRET: z.string(),
diff --git a/packages/web/src/lib/server/searchService.ts b/packages/web/src/lib/server/searchService.ts
index 783872bc..c5b807ea 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/lib/server/searchService.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/lib/server/searchService.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const search = async ({ query, maxMatchDisplayCount, whole}: SearchReques
             Whole: !!whole,
             ShardMaxMatchCount: env.SHARD_MAX_MATCH_COUNT,
             TotalMaxMatchCount: env.TOTAL_MAX_MATCH_COUNT,
+            MaxWallTime: env.ZOEKT_MAX_WALL_TIME_MS * 1000 * 1000, // zoekt expects a duration in nanoseconds
         }
     });