diff --git a/backend/config/__init__.py b/backend/config/__init__.py
index 0a230d564..6ea6d3ae3 100644
--- a/backend/config/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/config/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ RESOURCES_BASE_PATH: Final = f"{ROMM_BASE_PATH}/resources"
 ASSETS_BASE_PATH: Final = f"{ROMM_BASE_PATH}/assets"
 FRONTEND_RESOURCES_PATH: Final = "/assets/romm/resources"
 
+# SEVEN ZIP
+SEVEN_ZIP_TIMEOUT: Final = int(os.environ.get("SEVEN_ZIP_TIMEOUT", 60))
+
 # DATABASE
 DB_HOST: Final[str | None] = os.environ.get("DB_HOST", "127.0.0.1") or None
 DB_PORT: Final[int | None] = (
diff --git a/backend/utils/archive_7zip.py b/backend/utils/archive_7zip.py
index 7900c7096..06a5d3914 100644
--- a/backend/utils/archive_7zip.py
+++ b/backend/utils/archive_7zip.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import tempfile
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from config import ROMM_TMP_PATH
+from config import ROMM_TMP_PATH, SEVEN_ZIP_TIMEOUT
 from logger.logger import log
 
 SEVEN_ZIP_PATH = "/usr/bin/7zz"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def process_file_7z(
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
             check=True,
-            timeout=60,
+            timeout=SEVEN_ZIP_TIMEOUT,
             shell=False,  # trunk-ignore(bandit/B603): 7z path is hardcoded, args are validated
         )
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def process_file_7z(
                 ],
                 capture_output=True,
                 check=True,
-                timeout=60,
+                timeout=SEVEN_ZIP_TIMEOUT,
                 shell=False,  # trunk-ignore(bandit/B603): 7z path is hardcoded, args are validated
             )
 
diff --git a/env.template b/env.template
index e81fec2ae..3deaaf4dd 100644
--- a/env.template
+++ b/env.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ROMM_BASE_PATH=/path/to/romm_mock
 ROMM_TMP_PATH=
 KIOSK_MODE=false
+SEVEN_ZIP_TIMEOUT=
 
 # IGDB credentials
 IGDB_CLIENT_ID=