diff --git a/caikit/config/caikit-tgis.template.yml b/caikit/config/caikit-tgis.template.yml
index 5af62acd..218dea9a 100644
--- a/caikit/config/caikit-tgis.template.yml
+++ b/caikit/config/caikit-tgis.template.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ model_management:
           - type: TGIS
             config:
               local:
-                load_timeout: 120
+                load_timeout: 3600
                 grpc_port: null
                 http_port: null
                 health_poll_delay: 1.0
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ model_management:
                 hostname: "TGIS_HOSTNAME"
                 ca_cert_file: null
                 client_cert_file: null
-                client_key_file: null
\ No newline at end of file
+                client_key_file: null