diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 4fb2f3820..554f9fa0d 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def default_task_workers():
     'catch_up': False,
     'recycle': 1,
     'retry': 1800,
-    'timeout': int(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_TIMEOUT_WORKERS", 1800)),
+    'timeout': int(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_WORKER_TIMEOUT", 1800)),
     'workers': TASK_WORKERS,
     'redis': os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REDIS", "redis://localhost:6379")
 }