# Pmap timeout

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pmap-timeout/87187>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [September 13, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pmap-timeout/87187 "2022-09-13T05:26:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pmap-timeout/87187/1 "2022-09-13T05:26:18Z")

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I am using `pmap` for multiprocessing on a single machine. Sometimes a worker hangs and never returns. Is it possible to set a timeout? Alternatively, how can I work around this problem?

I see there is `JULIA_WORKER_TIMEOUT` which has a relevant-sounding name but seems to be for something else.