diff --git a/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts b/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts
index 88b9d8cc9..e7c1fb571 100644
--- a/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts
+++ b/source/constructs/lib/back-end/back-end-construct.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class BackEnd extends Construct {
       description: `${props.solutionName} (${props.solutionVersion}): Performs image edits and manipulations`,
       memorySize: 1024,
       runtime: Runtime.NODEJS_16_X,
-      timeout: Duration.minutes(15),
+      timeout: Duration.seconds(29),
       role: imageHandlerLambdaFunctionRole,
       entry: path.join(__dirname, "../../../image-handler/index.ts"),
       environment: {
diff --git a/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap b/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap
index 06a901a79..3d580cf41 100644
--- a/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/source/constructs/test/__snapshots__/constructs.test.ts.snap
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ exports[`Serverless Image Handler Stack Snapshot 1`] = `
             "Value": "S0ABC",
           },
         ],
-        "Timeout": 900,
+        "Timeout": 29,
       },
       "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Function",
     },