diff --git a/tasks/install.amazon.yml b/tasks/install.amazon.yml
index 993d684..9553600 100644
--- a/tasks/install.amazon.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.amazon.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@
   yum:
     name: "{{ mongodb_package }}{% if (mongodb_version | length > 3) %}={{ mongodb_version }}{% endif %}"
     state: "{{ mongodb_package_state }}"
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
 
 - name: Install numactl package
   yum:
     name: numactl
     state: present
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
 
 - name: Install PyMongo package
   yum:
     name: python-pymongo
     state: present
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
   when: not mongodb_pymongo_from_pip
 
 - name: Install PIP
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
     name:
       - python-devel
       - python-pip
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
   when: mongodb_pymongo_from_pip
 
 - name: Install PyMongo from PIP
diff --git a/tasks/install.redhat.yml b/tasks/install.redhat.yml
index f2b060d..6400fb6 100644
--- a/tasks/install.redhat.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.redhat.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,19 @@
   yum:
     name: "{{ mongodb_package }}{% if (mongodb_version | length > 3) %}={{ mongodb_version }}{% endif %}"
     state: "{{ mongodb_package_state }}"
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
 
 - name: Install numactl package
   yum:
     name: numactl
     state: present
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
 
 - name: Install PyMongo package
   yum:
     name: python-pymongo
     state: present
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
   when: not mongodb_pymongo_from_pip
 
 - name: Install PIP
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@
     name:
       - python-devel
       - python-pip
+    lock_timeout: "{{ yum_lock_timeout }}"
   when: mongodb_pymongo_from_pip | bool
 
 - name: Install PyMongo from PIP
diff --git a/vars/Amazon.yml b/vars/Amazon.yml
index ef029bd..1ad42a2 100644
--- a/vars/Amazon.yml
+++ b/vars/Amazon.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ mongodb_repository_gpgkey:
   "3.6": "https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-3.6.asc"
 
 mongodb_pidfile_path: "{{ '/var/run/mongodb/mongod.pid' if ('mongodb-org' in mongodb_package) else '' }}"
+
+yum_lock_timeout: 180
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index c810d34..d04db94 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-
 mongodb_repository:
   "3.4": "https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/$releasever/mongodb-org/3.4/$basearch/"
   "3.6": "https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/$releasever/mongodb-org/3.6/$basearch/"
@@ -13,3 +12,5 @@ mongodb_repository_gpgkey:
   "4.2": "https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.2.asc"
 
 mongodb_pidfile_path: "{{ '/var/run/mongodb/mongod.pid' if ('mongodb-org' in mongodb_package) else '' }}"
+
+yum_lock_timeout: 180