diff --git a/src/Controller/GraphController.php b/src/Controller/GraphController.php
index ccb1786..18b520f 100644
--- a/src/Controller/GraphController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/GraphController.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ final class GraphController
         $svg = $this->cache->get($cacheKey, function (ItemInterface $item) use ($theme, &$cacheMiss): string {
             $cacheMiss = true;
             $item->expiresAfter(3600);
+            set_time_limit(30); // ponytail: providers fetch concurrently now (cost ~= max, not sum); GitLab pagination + per-request HTTP timeout (framework.yaml) still need headroom over the 30s default
 
             return $this->renderer->render($this->aggregator->aggregate(), $theme);
         });