diff --git a/lib/js_locale_helper.rb b/lib/js_locale_helper.rb
index 24cd8d45fa8..8b66f56be96 100644
--- a/lib/js_locale_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/js_locale_helper.rb
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ module JsLocaleHelper
   def self.with_context
     @mutex.synchronize do
       yield @ctx ||= begin
-               ctx = MiniRacer::Context.new
-               ctx.load("#{Rails.root}/lib/javascripts/messageformat.js")
-               ctx
-             end
+        ctx = MiniRacer::Context.new(timeout: 15000)
+        ctx.load("#{Rails.root}/lib/javascripts/messageformat.js")
+        ctx
+      end
     end
   end