diff --git a/zuul/driver/aws/awsendpoint.py b/zuul/driver/aws/awsendpoint.py
index 43df805035..278ded81fb 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/aws/awsendpoint.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/aws/awsendpoint.py
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ class AwsProviderEndpoint(BaseProviderEndpoint):
         return quota
 
     def uploadImage(self, provider_image, image_name, filename,
-                    image_format, metadata, md5, sha256, bucket_name,
-                    timeout):
+                    image_format, metadata, md5, sha256, bucket_name):
+        timeout = provider_image.import_timeout
         self.log.debug(f"Uploading image {image_name} "
                        f"via {provider_image.import_method}")
 
diff --git a/zuul/driver/aws/awsprovider.py b/zuul/driver/aws/awsprovider.py
index 327b85349d..5d30e9f11b 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/aws/awsprovider.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/aws/awsprovider.py
@@ -380,13 +380,10 @@ class AwsProvider(BaseProvider, subclass_id='aws'):
         # TODO this needs to move to the section or connection config
         # since it's used by endpoints.
         bucket_name = self.object_storage.get('bucket-name')
-        # TODO make this configurable
-        # timeout = self.image_import_timeout
-        timeout = 300
         return self.endpoint.uploadImage(
             provider_image, image_name,
             filename, image_format, metadata, md5, sha256,
-            bucket_name, timeout)
+            bucket_name)
 
     def deleteImage(self, external_id):
         self.endpoint.deleteImage(external_id)
diff --git a/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackendpoint.py b/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackendpoint.py
index 4c749a2f18..5e2c4cc548 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackendpoint.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackendpoint.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class OpenstackProviderEndpoint(BaseProviderEndpoint):
         return True
 
     def uploadImage(self, provider_image, image_name, filename,
-                    image_format, metadata, md5, sha256, timeout):
+                    image_format, metadata, md5, sha256):
         # configure glance and upload image.  Note the meta flags
         # are provided as custom glance properties
         # NOTE: we have wait=True set here. This is not how we normally
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ class OpenstackProviderEndpoint(BaseProviderEndpoint):
         #              block for our v1 clouds anyway, so we might as well
         #              have the interface be the same and treat faking-out
         #              a openstacksdk-level fake-async interface later
+        timeout = provider_image.import_timeout
         if not metadata:
             metadata = {}
         if image_format:
diff --git a/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackprovider.py b/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackprovider.py
index 4f2ca0e0da..f3eed60cb1 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackprovider.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/openstack/openstackprovider.py
@@ -246,13 +246,9 @@ class OpenstackProvider(BaseProvider, subclass_id='openstack'):
 
     def uploadImage(self, provider_image, image_name,
                     filename, image_format, metadata, md5, sha256):
-        # TODO make this configurable
-        # timeout = self.image_import_timeout
-        timeout = 300
         return self.endpoint.uploadImage(
             provider_image, image_name,
-            filename, image_format, metadata, md5, sha256,
-            timeout)
+            filename, image_format, metadata, md5, sha256)
 
     def deleteImage(self, external_id):
         self.endpoint.deleteImage(external_id)
diff --git a/zuul/provider/schema.py b/zuul/provider/schema.py
index 51162dd4eb..b8bb7e37c1 100644
--- a/zuul/provider/schema.py
+++ b/zuul/provider/schema.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ common_image = vs.Schema({
     Optional('connection-port'): Nullable(int),
     Optional('python-path'): Nullable(str),
     Optional('shell-type'): Nullable(str),
+    Optional('import-timeout', default=300): int,
 })
 
 # Same as above, but only for cloud providers.