diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/BlocksConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/BlocksConfig.cs
index 9a12edfb5d4..7b9ab72f2c7 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/BlocksConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/BlocksConfig.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public class BlocksConfig : IBlocksConfig
 
         public bool PreWarmStateOnBlockProcessing { get; set; } = true;
 
+        public int BlockProductionTimeoutMs { get; set; } = 4000;
+
         public string ExtraData
         {
             get
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs
index 8f232cf2b02..54a72405b79 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ public interface IBlocksConfig : IConfig
     [ConfigItem(Description = "Try to pre-warm the state when processing blocks. Can lead to 2x speedup in main loop block processing.", DefaultValue = "True")]
     bool PreWarmStateOnBlockProcessing { get; set; }
 
+    [ConfigItem(Description = "Block Production timeout, in milliseconds.", DefaultValue = "4000")]
+    int BlockProductionTimeoutMs { get; set; }
+
     byte[] GetExtraDataBytes();
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Producers/BlockProducerBase.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Producers/BlockProducerBase.cs
index 94ae0ee38f0..d11d0190576 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Producers/BlockProducerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Producers/BlockProducerBase.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public abstract class BlockProducerBase : IBlockProducer
         private readonly IDifficultyCalculator _difficultyCalculator;
         protected readonly ISpecProvider _specProvider;
         private readonly ITxSource _txSource;
-        protected const int BlockProductionTimeout = 2000;
+        protected readonly int BlockProductionTimeoutMs;
         protected readonly SemaphoreSlim _producingBlockLock = new(1);
         protected ILogger Logger { get; }
         protected readonly IBlocksConfig _blocksConfig;
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ protected BlockProducerBase(
             _difficultyCalculator = difficultyCalculator ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(difficultyCalculator));
             Logger = logManager?.GetClassLogger() ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logManager));
             _blocksConfig = blocksConfig ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(blocksConfig));
+
+            BlockProductionTimeoutMs = _blocksConfig.BlockProductionTimeoutMs;
         }
 
         public async Task<Block?> BuildBlock(BlockHeader? parentHeader = null, IBlockTracer? blockTracer = null,
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ protected BlockProducerBase(
         {
             token ??= default;
             Block? block = null;
-            if (await _producingBlockLock.WaitAsync(BlockProductionTimeout, token.Value))
+            if (await _producingBlockLock.WaitAsync(BlockProductionTimeoutMs, token.Value))
             {
                 try
                 {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/BlockProduction/PostMergeBlockProducer.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/BlockProduction/PostMergeBlockProducer.cs
index 16b69b24a1f..3c3e401de4d 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/BlockProduction/PostMergeBlockProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/BlockProduction/PostMergeBlockProducer.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public virtual Block PrepareEmptyBlock(BlockHeader parent, PayloadAttributes? pa
             blockHeader.Bloom = Bloom.Empty;
             var block = new Block(blockHeader, Array.Empty<Transaction>(), Array.Empty<BlockHeader>(), payloadAttributes?.Withdrawals);
 
-            if (_producingBlockLock.Wait(BlockProductionTimeout))
+            if (_producingBlockLock.Wait(BlockProductionTimeoutMs))
             {
                 try
                 {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPostMergeBlockProducer.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPostMergeBlockProducer.cs
index 93df8a49f9c..3da889a982b 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPostMergeBlockProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPostMergeBlockProducer.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public override Block PrepareEmptyBlock(BlockHeader parent, PayloadAttributes? p
 
         Block block = new(blockHeader, txs, Array.Empty<BlockHeader>(), payloadAttributes?.Withdrawals);
 
-        if (_producingBlockLock.Wait(BlockProductionTimeout))
+        if (_producingBlockLock.Wait(BlockProductionTimeoutMs))
         {
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner.Test/ConfigFilesTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner.Test/ConfigFilesTests.cs
index f29cfabcf44..4034ab660c9 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner.Test/ConfigFilesTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner.Test/ConfigFilesTests.cs
@@ -361,16 +361,18 @@ public void Arena_order_is_default(string configWildcard)
             Test<INetworkConfig, int>(configWildcard, c => c.NettyArenaOrder, -1);
         }
 
-        [TestCase("chiado", 17_000_000L, 5UL)]
-        [TestCase("gnosis", 17_000_000L, 5UL)]
+        [TestCase("chiado", 17_000_000L, 5UL, 3000)]
+        [TestCase("gnosis", 17_000_000L, 5UL, 3000)]
         [TestCase("mainnet", 30_000_000L)]
         [TestCase("sepolia", 30_000_000L)]
         [TestCase("holesky", 30_000_000L)]
         [TestCase("^chiado ^gnosis ^mainnet ^sepolia ^holesky")]
-        public void Blocks_defaults_are_correct(string configWildcard, long? targetBlockGasLimit = null, ulong secondsPerSlot = 12)
+        public void Blocks_defaults_are_correct(string configWildcard, long? targetBlockGasLimit = null, ulong secondsPerSlot = 12, int blockProductionTimeout = 4000)
         {
             Test<IBlocksConfig, long?>(configWildcard, c => c.TargetBlockGasLimit, targetBlockGasLimit);
             Test<IBlocksConfig, ulong>(configWildcard, c => c.SecondsPerSlot, secondsPerSlot);
+            Test<IBlocksConfig, int>(configWildcard, c => c.BlockProductionTimeoutMs, blockProductionTimeout);
+
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado.cfg b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado.cfg
index 063329376f5..944d6513cd3 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado.cfg
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado.cfg
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   },
   "Blocks": {
     "SecondsPerSlot": 5,
+    "BlockProductionTimeoutMs": 3000,
     "TargetBlockGasLimit": 17000000
   },
   "Aura": {
@@ -43,4 +44,4 @@
       16
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado_archive.cfg b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado_archive.cfg
index 888f9d039f8..9d50f585634 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado_archive.cfg
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/chiado_archive.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   },
   "Blocks": {
     "SecondsPerSlot": 5,
+    "BlockProductionTimeoutMs": 3000,
     "TargetBlockGasLimit": 17000000
   },
   "Receipt": {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis.cfg b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis.cfg
index b828d7affd2..ef098f08e7b 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis.cfg
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   },
   "Blocks": {
     "SecondsPerSlot": 5,
+    "BlockProductionTimeoutMs": 3000,
     "TargetBlockGasLimit": 17000000
   },
   "Mining": {
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis_archive.cfg b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis_archive.cfg
index f07093b3804..a963524e08b 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis_archive.cfg
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/configs/gnosis_archive.cfg
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   },
   "Blocks": {
     "SecondsPerSlot": 5,
+    "BlockProductionTimeoutMs": 3000,
     "TargetBlockGasLimit": 17000000
   },
   "Receipt": {