diff --git a/server/celery-queue/tasks.py b/server/celery-queue/tasks.py
index 6d68ed8..20bad7a 100644
--- a/server/celery-queue/tasks.py
+++ b/server/celery-queue/tasks.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 def track_celery(method):
     """
     This decorator measures celery task meta data and store it in Mysql db.
-   
+
     Usage:
     Decorate your functions like this:
     @track_celery
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def download_file( url: str, dst: str):
     r = requests.get(url)
     with open(dst, 'wb') as f:
         f.write(r.content)
-        
+
 def retrieve_output_file(target_file:dict, folder):
     file_pattern=os.path.join(folder, target_file["files"])
     file_list=glob.glob(file_pattern)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def write_to_temp_file(name:str, data:str, folder:str):
 
 #     problem_file = f'{tmpfolder}/{os.path.basename(problem_url)}'
 #     download_file(problem_url, problem_file)
-    
+
 #     # Will generate a single output file (the plan) which is returned via HTTP
 #     command = f"{solver} {domain_file} {problem_file}"
 #     res = subprocess.run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -101,20 +101,20 @@ def write_to_temp_file(name:str, data:str, folder:str):
 #     # remove the tmp/fies once we finish
 #     os.remove(domain_file)
 #     os.remove(problem_file)
-    
+
 #     plan = retrieve_output_file(PACKAGES[solver]['endpoint']['services']['solve']['return']['file'], tmpfolder)
-    
+
 #     shutil.rmtree(tmpfolder)
 
 #     return {'stdout': res.stdout, 'stderr': res.stderr, 'plan':plan}
 
 # Running generic planutils packages with no solver-specific assumptions
 
-@celery.task(name='tasks.run.package',soft_time_limit=TIME_LIMIT,bind=True)
+@celery.task(name='tasks.run.package',soft_time_limit=TIME_LIMIT+10,bind=True)
 @track_celery
 def run_package(self, package: str, arguments:dict, call:str, output_file:dict,**kwargs):
 
- 
+
     try:
         tmpfolder = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         # Write files and replace args in the call string
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ def run_package(self, package: str, arguments:dict, call:str, output_file:dict,*
                 # k is a file, we want to replace with the file path
                 call = call.replace("{%s}" % k, k)
             else:
-                # k needs to be replaced with the value 
+                # k needs to be replaced with the value
                 call = call.replace("{%s}" % k, str(v['value']))
 
-        # Run the command
+        # add the timeout to the call
+        call = f"timeout {TIME_LIMIT} planutils run {call}"
         res = subprocess.run(call, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                             executable='/bin/bash', encoding='utf-8',
                             shell=True, cwd=tmpfolder)
@@ -139,4 +140,4 @@ def run_package(self, package: str, arguments:dict, call:str, output_file:dict,*
         result={"stdout":res.stdout, "stderr":res.stderr, "call":call, "output":output,"output_type":output_file["type"]}
         return result,arguments
     except SoftTimeLimitExceeded as e:
-        return {"stdout":"Request Time Out", "stderr":"", "call":call, "output":{},"output_type":output_file["type"]},arguments
\ No newline at end of file
+        return {"stdout":"Request Time Out", "stderr":"", "call":call, "output":{},"output_type":output_file["type"]},arguments