diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/NewRunCommand.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/NewRunCommand.kt
index a41f27d0..e105133b 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/NewRunCommand.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/NewRunCommand.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ open class NewRunCommand(val info: RunCommandInfo) {
         val process = pb.start()
 
         // Run the command and collect the return code and streams
-        val returnCode = process.waitFor(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+        val processFinished = process.waitFor(120, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+
+        if (!processFinished)
+            kobaltError("process timed out!")
+
         val input =
                 if (process.inputStream.available() > 0) fromStream(process.inputStream)
                 else listOf()
@@ -92,10 +96,9 @@ open class NewRunCommand(val info: RunCommandInfo) {
         // Check to see if the command succeeded
         val isSuccess =
                 if (info.containsErrors != null) ! info.containsErrors!!(error)
-                else isSuccess(if (info.ignoreExitValue) true else returnCode, input, error)
+                else isSuccess(if (info.ignoreExitValue) true else processFinished, input, error)
 
         if (isSuccess) {
-            kobaltLog(3, "success so far")
             if (!info.useErrorStreamAsErrorIndicator) {
                 info.successCallback(error + input)
             } else {