diff --git a/bin/cml-runner.js b/bin/cml-runner.js
index acea687a90..34702ee318 100755
--- a/bin/cml-runner.js
+++ b/bin/cml-runner.js
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ const runLocal = async (opts) => {
           new Date().getTime() - new Date(job.date).getTime() >
           GH_5_MIN_TIMEOUT
         )
-          shutdown({ ...opts, reason: `timeout:72` }) && clearInterval(watcher);
+          shutdown({ ...opts, reason: `timeout:72h` }) && clearInterval(watcher);
       });
     }, 60 * 1000);
   }