# Lifecycle configuration timeout There is a lifecycle configuration timeout limitation of 5 minutes. If a lifecycle configuration script takes longer than 5 minutes to run, you get an error. To resolve this error, make sure that your lifecycle configuration script completes in less than 5 minutes. To help decrease the runtime of scripts, try the following: + Reduce unnecessary steps. For example, limit which conda environments to install large packages in. + Run tasks in parallel processes. + Use the nohup command in your script to make sure that hangup signals are ignored so that the script runs without stopping.