diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
index 1033fc9..d8a59e6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ variables:
 jobs:
   Validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 2
     steps:
       - name: Install extra software
         run: |
@@ -29,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
           ./hooks/validate_trustanchors_hash.sh .git/hoqoks/trustanchors ${{ EXPECTED_TRUSTANCHORS_HASH }}
       - name: Validate timestamps of all commits
         run: |
-          ./hooks/validate.sh --minversion 0
+          ./hooks/validate.sh --minversion 0 --maxcommits 2000