diff --git a/test-salt-model-node.groovy b/test-salt-model-node.groovy
index cc5c7be..e96bc98 100644
--- a/test-salt-model-node.groovy
+++ b/test-salt-model-node.groovy
@@ -29,55 +29,57 @@
 def checkouted = false
 
 throttle(['test-model']) {
-  node("python") {
-    try{
-      stage("checkout") {
-        if(defaultGitRef != "" && defaultGitUrl != "") {
-            checkouted = gerrit.gerritPatchsetCheckout(defaultGitUrl, defaultGitRef, "HEAD", CREDENTIALS_ID)
-        } else {
-          throw new Exception("Cannot checkout gerrit patchset, DEFAULT_GIT_URL or DEFAULT_GIT_REF is null")
-        }
-        if(checkouted) {
-          if (fileExists('classes/system')) {
-            if (SYSTEM_GIT_URL == "") {
-              ssh.prepareSshAgentKey(CREDENTIALS_ID)
-              dir('classes/system') {
-                remoteUrl = git.getGitRemote()
-                ssh.ensureKnownHosts(remoteUrl)
-              }
-              ssh.agentSh("git submodule init; git submodule sync; git submodule update --recursive")
-            } else {
-              dir('classes/system') {
-                if (!gerrit.gerritPatchsetCheckout(SYSTEM_GIT_URL, SYSTEM_GIT_REF, "HEAD", CREDENTIALS_ID)) {
-                  common.errorMsg("Failed to obtain system reclass with url: ${SYSTEM_GIT_URL} and ${SYSTEM_GIT_REF}")
+  timeout(time: 12, unit: 'HOURS') {
+    node("python") {
+      try{
+        stage("checkout") {
+          if(defaultGitRef != "" && defaultGitUrl != "") {
+              checkouted = gerrit.gerritPatchsetCheckout(defaultGitUrl, defaultGitRef, "HEAD", CREDENTIALS_ID)
+          } else {
+            throw new Exception("Cannot checkout gerrit patchset, DEFAULT_GIT_URL or DEFAULT_GIT_REF is null")
+          }
+          if(checkouted) {
+            if (fileExists('classes/system')) {
+              if (SYSTEM_GIT_URL == "") {
+                ssh.prepareSshAgentKey(CREDENTIALS_ID)
+                dir('classes/system') {
+                  remoteUrl = git.getGitRemote()
+                  ssh.ensureKnownHosts(remoteUrl)
+                }
+                ssh.agentSh("git submodule init; git submodule sync; git submodule update --recursive")
+              } else {
+                dir('classes/system') {
+                  if (!gerrit.gerritPatchsetCheckout(SYSTEM_GIT_URL, SYSTEM_GIT_REF, "HEAD", CREDENTIALS_ID)) {
+                    common.errorMsg("Failed to obtain system reclass with url: ${SYSTEM_GIT_URL} and ${SYSTEM_GIT_REF}")
+                  }
                 }
               }
             }
           }
         }
-      }
 
-      stage("test node") {
-        if (checkouted) {
-          def workspace = common.getWorkspace()
-          common.infoMsg("Running salt model test for node ${NODE_TARGET} in cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME}")
-          try {
-            saltModelTesting.setupAndTestNode(NODE_TARGET, CLUSTER_NAME, EXTRA_FORMULAS, workspace, FORMULAS_SOURCE, FORMULAS_REVISION, MAX_CPU_PER_JOB.toInteger(), RECLASS_IGNORE_CLASS_NOTFOUND, LEGACY_TEST_MODE, APT_REPOSITORY, APT_REPOSITORY_GPG)
-          } catch (Exception e) {
-            if (e.getMessage() == "script returned exit code 124") {
-              common.errorMsg("Impossible to test node due to timeout of salt-master, ABORTING BUILD")
-              currentBuild.result = "ABORTED"
-            } else {
-              throw e
+        stage("test node") {
+          if (checkouted) {
+            def workspace = common.getWorkspace()
+            common.infoMsg("Running salt model test for node ${NODE_TARGET} in cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME}")
+            try {
+              saltModelTesting.setupAndTestNode(NODE_TARGET, CLUSTER_NAME, EXTRA_FORMULAS, workspace, FORMULAS_SOURCE, FORMULAS_REVISION, MAX_CPU_PER_JOB.toInteger(), RECLASS_IGNORE_CLASS_NOTFOUND, LEGACY_TEST_MODE, APT_REPOSITORY, APT_REPOSITORY_GPG)
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+              if (e.getMessage() == "script returned exit code 124") {
+                common.errorMsg("Impossible to test node due to timeout of salt-master, ABORTING BUILD")
+                currentBuild.result = "ABORTED"
+              } else {
+                throw e
+              }
             }
           }
         }
+      } catch (Throwable e) {
+         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
+         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+         currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
+         throw e
       }
-    } catch (Throwable e) {
-       // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
-       currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
-       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
-       throw e
     }
   }
 }