diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 36ac48540a..a7b7bf933b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env:
   PERF_CONFIG_PATH: "config/perf_configs"
   MPI_CONFIG_PATH: "config/mpi_configs"
 
-timeout_in_minutes: 1440
+timeout_in_minutes: 240
 
 steps:
   - label: "init environment :computer:"