diff --git a/t470.nix b/t470.nix
index 2db19f2..2a80f64 100644
--- a/t470.nix
+++ b/t470.nix
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     };
     script = ''
       # wait for document to finish uploading
-      inotifywait --event close_write /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload
+      inotifywait --event close_write --timeout 60 /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload
       # copy documents over
       ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync --verbose --stats --sparse --recursive --checksum /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload/ paperless-upload@005540.xyz:/var/lib/paperless-upload
     '';