diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/generic_carver/code/generic_carver.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/generic_carver/code/generic_carver.py
index f2adc4ce..fdafaf94 100644
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/generic_carver/code/generic_carver.py
+++ b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/generic_carver/code/generic_carver.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 VERSION = '0.8'
 
 TAR_MAGIC = b'ustar'
-
+TIMEOUT = 280
 
 def unpack_function(file_path, tmp_dir):
     '''
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def unpack_function(file_path, tmp_dir):
     '''
 
     logging.debug('File Type unknown: execute binwalk on {}'.format(file_path))
-    output = execute_shell_command(f'binwalk --extract --carve --signature --directory  {tmp_dir} {file_path}')
+    output = execute_shell_command(f'timeout {TIMEOUT} binwalk --extract --carve --signature --directory  {tmp_dir} {file_path}')
 
     drop_underscore_directory(tmp_dir)
     return {'output': output, 'filter_log': ArchivesFilter(tmp_dir).remove_false_positive_archives()}