diff --git a/winagent/installer.py b/winagent/installer.py
index 93aa41b..51d65bf 100644
--- a/winagent/installer.py
+++ b/winagent/installer.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def __init__(
         local_salt,
         local_mesh,
         cert,
+        cmd_timeout,
         log_level,
         log_to="stdout",
     ):
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.local_salt = local_salt
         self.local_mesh = local_mesh
         self.cert = cert
+        self.cmd_timeout = cmd_timeout if cmd_timeout else 900
 
     def install(self):
         # check for existing installation and exit if found
@@ -214,7 +216,9 @@ def install(self):
             meshAgent.remove_mesh(exe=mesh)
 
         # install mesh
-        self.mesh_node_id = meshAgent.install_mesh(exe=mesh)
+        self.mesh_node_id = meshAgent.install_mesh(
+            exe=mesh, cmd_timeout=self.cmd_timeout
+        )
 
         self.logger.debug(f"{self.mesh_node_id=}")
         sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@ def install(self):
 
         try:
             install_salt = subprocess.run(
-                salt_cmd, cwd=self.programdir, shell=True, timeout=300
+                salt_cmd, cwd=self.programdir, shell=True, timeout=self.cmd_timeout
             )
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error(e)
diff --git a/winagent/mesh.py b/winagent/mesh.py
index 5055964..ada799d 100644
--- a/winagent/mesh.py
+++ b/winagent/mesh.py
@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@ def remove_mesh(self, exe):
         if self.mesh_dir:
             remove_dir(self.mesh_dir)
 
-    def install_mesh(self, exe):
+    def install_mesh(self, exe, cmd_timeout):
         attempts = 0
         retries = 5
 
         print("Installing mesh agent", flush=True)
         try:
-            ret = subprocess.run([exe, "-fullinstall"], capture_output=True, timeout=60)
+            ret = subprocess.run(
+                [exe, "-fullinstall"], capture_output=True, timeout=cmd_timeout
+            )
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error(e)
             sys.stdout.flush()
diff --git a/winagent/tacticalrmm.py b/winagent/tacticalrmm.py
index 07e7c30..b04b337 100644
--- a/winagent/tacticalrmm.py
+++ b/winagent/tacticalrmm.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--api", action="store", dest="api_url", type=str)
     parser.add_argument("--client-id", action="store", dest="client_id", type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--site-id", action="store", dest="site_id", type=int)
+    parser.add_argument("--timeout", action="store", dest="cmd_timeout", type=int)
     parser.add_argument(
         "--desc",
         action="store",
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ def main():
             local_salt=args.local_salt,
             local_mesh=args.local_mesh,
             cert=args.cert,
+            cmd_timeout=args.cmd_timeout,
         )
 
         installer.install()