diff --git a/containers/ponder-dev-entrypoint.sh b/containers/ponder-dev-entrypoint.sh
index ffa9390..f59f44e 100755
--- a/containers/ponder-dev-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/containers/ponder-dev-entrypoint.sh
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ fi
 export CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=${CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING:-1}
 export HOST=0.0.0.0
 export PORT=${PORT:-42069}
+export PONDER_RPC_TIMEOUT=${PONDER_RPC_TIMEOUT:-20000}
 
 exec npm run dev
diff --git a/podman-compose.yml b/podman-compose.yml
index eb77a20..cd67b45 100644
--- a/podman-compose.yml
+++ b/podman-compose.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=1
       - GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_BRANCH:-}
+      - PONDER_RPC_TIMEOUT=${PONDER_RPC_TIMEOUT:-20000}
     expose:
       - "42069"
     ports: