diff --git a/templates/nginx_stream_block.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx_stream_block.conf.j2
index c00ae70..f4b3be4 100644
--- a/templates/nginx_stream_block.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx_stream_block.conf.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ server {
     # {{ comment }}
     listen {{ portstring }} {% if udp %} udp {% endif %}{% if ssl %} ssl {% endif %};
 
-    proxy_timeout 10s;
+    proxy_timeout {{ proxy_timeout }};
     proxy_responses 1;
     proxy_pass {{ targetip }}:$server_port;
 
diff --git a/vm.py b/vm.py
index 4669809..2a70142 100644
--- a/vm.py
+++ b/vm.py
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ class VM:
             transparent = portStruct.get("transparent")
             proto = portStruct.get("proto") or "tcp"
             isUDP = proto == "udp"
+            proxy_timeout = portStruct.get("proxy_timeout") or "10s"
 
             compositeName = "-".join((self.hostname, name, portstring, proto))
 
             component = template.render(targetip=self.ip, udp=isUDP, portstring=portstring,
-                                            transparent=transparent)
+                                        transparent=transparent, proxy_timeout=proxy_timeout)
             components.append(component)
 
         return components