diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/logstash/output.conf.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/logstash/output.conf.erb
index 7c4f4aa08e..fd6db1fdea 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/logstash/output.conf.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/logstash/output.conf.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ output {
     hosts => <%= @elasticsearch_nodes.map { |node| node + ":9200" }.inspect %>
     manage_template => false
     flush_size => 1024
+    timeout => 300
   }
 
 }