diff --git a/packages/kbn-es-archiver/src/lib/docs/index_doc_records_stream.ts b/packages/kbn-es-archiver/src/lib/docs/index_doc_records_stream.ts
index 27825e05f4d6f..b3ca7d41f3d05 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es-archiver/src/lib/docs/index_doc_records_stream.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-es-archiver/src/lib/docs/index_doc_records_stream.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function createIndexDocRecordsStream(
       );
     });
 
-    const resp = await client.bulk({ body });
+    const resp = await client.bulk({ requestTimeout: 2 * 60 * 1000, body });
     if (resp.errors) {
       throw new Error(`Failed to index all documents: ${JSON.stringify(resp, null, 2)}`);
     }