diff --git a/src/pipecat/pipeline/task.py b/src/pipecat/pipeline/task.py
index 4241762e4..5500dba62 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/pipeline/task.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/pipeline/task.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ HEARTBEAT_MONITOR_SECS = HEARTBEAT_SECS * 10
 
 IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECS = 300
 
-CANCEL_TIMEOUT_SECS = 10.0
+CANCEL_TIMEOUT_SECS = 20.0
 
 
 class PipelineParams(BaseModel):