diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 26bbd479a..56657c06c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-result_serializer
 CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = 'json'
+# http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#task-time-limit
+# TODO: set to whatever value is adequate in your circumstances
+CELERY_TASK_TIME_LIMIT = 5 * 60
 
 {%- endif %}
 # django-allauth