diff --git a/lib/aftereffects-eval.js b/lib/aftereffects-eval.js
index 74a8668..530ccfb 100644
--- a/lib/aftereffects-eval.js
+++ b/lib/aftereffects-eval.js
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ function evalInAfterEffects(fn, args){
     var cliArgs = []
     
     cliArgs.push("-e", 'on run argv')
+    cliArgs.push("-e", 'with timeout of 600 seconds')
     cliArgs.push("-e",   'tell application "' + evalInAfterEffects.getName() + '" to DoScript (item 1 of argv)')
+    cliArgs.push("-e", 'end timeout')
     cliArgs.push("-e", 'end run')
     
     cliArgs.push(script)