diff --git a/mcloud.yaml b/mcloud.yaml
index 99788954..0fbdfd67 100644
--- a/mcloud.yaml
+++ b/mcloud.yaml
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ integrations:
     git_repo: fixie-ai/ultravox
     git_branch: $UV_BRANCH
     pip_install: poetry==1.7.1
+scheduling:
+  max_duration: 6  # 6 hours max for jobs to avoid hanging jobs
 command: >-
   cd ultravox && poetry install --no-dev && poetry run torchrun --nproc_per_node=8 -m ultravox.training.train $TRAIN_ARGS
 env_variables:
   MLFLOW_TRACKING_URI: databricks
   UV_BRANCH: main
-  TRAIN_ARGS: --config_path ultravox/training/configs/release_config.yaml
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+  TRAIN_ARGS: --config_path ultravox/training/configs/release_config.yaml