diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 061db57..d60ce07 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ nginx_multi_accept: 'off'
 nginx_worker_rlimit_nofile: 2048
 nginx_server_tokens: 'off'
 
+nginx_keepalive_timeout: 75s
+nginx_send_timeout: 60s
 nginx_default_max_buffers_size: 16
 nginx_client_header_buffer_size: '{{ nginx_default_max_buffers_size }}k'
 nginx_client_body_buffer_size: '{{ nginx_default_max_buffers_size }}k'
diff --git a/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index b53d7e2..0708a57 100644
--- a/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ http {
     sendfile on;
     tcp_nopush on;
     tcp_nodelay on;
-    keepalive_timeout 65;
+    keepalive_timeout {{ nginx_keepalive_timeout }};
+    send_timeout {{ nginx_send_timeout }};
     types_hash_max_size 2048;
     server_tokens {{ nginx_server_tokens }};
     # server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;