diff --git a/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/docker-compose.yml b/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/docker-compose.yml
index c4be783..3d9fadf 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - RUST_LOG=info
       - AMQP_URI=amqp://rabbitmq:5672
+      - JOB_TIMEOUT=10
   worker:
     build:
       context: ../../
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/leader/src/main.rs b/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/leader/src/main.rs
index 6080983..ae57106 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/leader/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/leader/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ use paladin::{
     directive::{indexed_stream::IndexedStream, Directive},
     runtime::Runtime,
 };
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 mod init;
 
@@ -18,45 +19,50 @@ mod init;
 pub struct Cli {
     #[command(flatten)]
     pub options: Config,
-    #[arg(long, short)]
+    /// Optional timeout for job in the seconds
+    #[arg(long, short, env = "JOB_TIMEOUT")]
     pub timeout: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 const INPUT: &str = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.";
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    dotenv().ok();
-    init::tracing();
-
-    let args = Cli::parse();
-    let runtime = std::sync::Arc::new(Runtime::from_config(&args.options, register()).await?);
-
-    let input: Vec<char> = INPUT.chars().collect();
-    let computation = IndexedStream::from(input)
-        .map(&CharToString)
-        .fold(&StringConcat);
-
-    let runtime_ = runtime.clone();
+async fn set_abort_timeout_job(timeout: u64, runtime: Arc<Runtime>) {
     tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let command_channel = runtime_
+        let command_channel = runtime
             .get_command_ipc_sender()
             .await
             .expect("retrieved ipc sender");
-        println!("Waiting to abort the execution...");
-        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
-        println!("Aborting the execution...");
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(timeout)).await;
+        warn!("User timeout expired, aborting the execution...");
         if let Err(e) = command_channel
             .publish(&CommandIpc::Abort {
                 routing_key: paladin::runtime::COMMAND_IPC_ABORT_ALL_KEY.into(),
             })
             .await
         {
-            println!("Unable to send abort signal: {e}");
+            error!("Unable to send abort signal: {e:?}");
         } else {
-            println!("Abort signal successfully sent");
+            info!("Abort signal successfully sent");
         }
     });
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    dotenv().ok();
+    init::tracing();
+
+    let args = Cli::parse();
+    let runtime = std::sync::Arc::new(Runtime::from_config(&args.options, register()).await?);
+
+    let input: Vec<char> = INPUT.chars().collect();
+    let computation = IndexedStream::from(input)
+        .map(&CharToString)
+        .fold(&StringConcat);
+
+    if let Some(timeout) = args.timeout {
+        set_abort_timeout_job(timeout, runtime.clone()).await;
+    }
 
     let result = computation.run(&runtime).await;
     runtime
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/ops/src/lib.rs b/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/ops/src/lib.rs
index 4ae51a6..5c21aba 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/ops/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/hello-world-rabbitmq/ops/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Operation for CharToString {
                     .load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst)
             {
                 return Err(OperationError::Fatal {
-                    err: anyhow::anyhow!("aborted on command at CharToString iteration {i} for input {input:?}"),
+                    err: anyhow::anyhow!("aborted per request at CharToString iteration {i} for input {input:?}"),
                     strategy: FatalStrategy::Terminate,
                 });
             }