diff --git a/torchft/manager.py b/torchft/manager.py
index 8a4590f3..07d37453 100644
--- a/torchft/manager.py
+++ b/torchft/manager.py
@@ -61,9 +61,33 @@
 MANAGER_PORT_ENV: str = "TORCHFT_MANAGER_PORT"
 REPLICA_ID_KEY: str = "replica_id"
 
+# Environment variables for various timeouts. These can also be passed
+# in through the manager but the environment variables take precedence.
+TIMEOUT_SEC_ENV: str = "TORCHFT_TIMEOUT_SEC"
+QUORUM_TIMEOUT_SEC_ENV: str = "TORCHFT_QUORUM_TIMEOUT_SEC"
+CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SEC_ENV: str = "TORCHFT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SEC"
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
+def get_timeout(
+    timeout_sec_env: str | None, default_timeout_sec: timedelta
+) -> timedelta:
+    """
+    Get the timeout from the environment variable or the default value.
+
+    Args:
+        timeout_sec_env: The environment variable for the timeout
+        default_timeout_sec: The default timeout
+    Returns:
+        The timeout to use. Environment variable takes precedence.
+    """
+    if timeout_sec_env is not None:
+        return timedelta(seconds=int(timeout_sec_env))
+
+    return default_timeout_sec
+
+
 class WorldSizeMode(Enum):
     """
     This controls the numerics for the job when doing allreduces across replicas
@@ -177,9 +201,17 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._pending_state_dict: Optional[Dict[str, object]] = None
         self._use_async_quorum = use_async_quorum
-        self._timeout = timeout
-        self._quorum_timeout = quorum_timeout
-        self._connect_timeout = connect_timeout
+
+        self._timeout: timedelta = get_timeout(
+            os.environ.get(TIMEOUT_SEC_ENV, None), timeout
+        )
+        self._quorum_timeout: timedelta = get_timeout(
+            os.environ.get(QUORUM_TIMEOUT_SEC_ENV, None), quorum_timeout
+        )
+        self._connect_timeout: timedelta = get_timeout(
+            os.environ.get(CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SEC_ENV, None), connect_timeout
+        )
+
         self._replica_world_size_mode = world_size_mode
         self._init_sync = init_sync
         self._max_retries = max_retries