diff --git a/apps/worker-compiler/src/index.ts b/apps/worker-compiler/src/index.ts
index 463645c..90f7a5b 100644
--- a/apps/worker-compiler/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/worker-compiler/src/index.ts
@@ -164,24 +164,9 @@ async function runCommand(command: string, code: string, language: string, expec
 
         const startTime = process.hrtime();
         const createdAt = new Date().toISOString();
-        const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-            reject({
-                stderr: 'Error: Time limit exceeded',
-                timeTaken: parseFloat((process.hrtime(startTime)[0] + process.hrtime(startTime)[1] / 1e9).toFixed(3)),
-                memoryUsage: Math.floor(process.memoryUsage().heapUsed / 1024),
-                created_at: createdAt,
-                finished_at: new Date().toISOString(),
-                source_code: code,
-                language_id: language,
-                compile_output: '',
-                exit_code: null,
-                status_id: 7 // Status ID for time limit exceeded
-            });
-        }, 5000); // Set time limit to 5 seconds
 
-        exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+        exec(command, { timeout: 5000 }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
 
-            clearTimeout(timeout);
             const endTime = process.hrtime(startTime);
             const timeTaken = parseFloat((endTime[0] + endTime[1] / 1e9).toFixed(3)); // Convert to seconds and milliseconds till 3 digits
             const finishedAt = new Date().toISOString();