diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml b/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
index 26c116582f..2c47005dfc 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/jobs/default-build.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ parameters:
   installJdk: true
   timeoutInMinutes: 180
 
+  # We need longer than the default amount of 5 minutes to upload our logs/artifacts. (We currently take around 5 mins in the best case).
+  # This makes sure we have time to upload everything in the case of a build timeout - really important for investigating a build
+  # timeout due to test hangs.
+  cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 15
+
 jobs:
 - job: ${{ coalesce(parameters.jobName, parameters.agentOs) }}
   displayName: ${{ coalesce(parameters.jobDisplayName, parameters.agentOs) }}