diff --git a/lua/pluginList.lua b/lua/pluginList.lua
index 1eb18f4..1f14191 100644
--- a/lua/pluginList.lua
+++ b/lua/pluginList.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ packer.init {
         open_fn = function()
             return require("packer.util").float {border = "single"}
         end
-    }
+    },
+    git = {
+    clone_timeout = 600, -- Timeout, in seconds, for git clones
+  }
 }
 
 return packer.startup(