diff --git a/model_zoo/official/nlp/transformer/scripts/run_distribute_train_ascend.sh b/model_zoo/official/nlp/transformer/scripts/run_distribute_train_ascend.sh
index 057e93a0e56..b4a4c8fc228 100644
--- a/model_zoo/official/nlp/transformer/scripts/run_distribute_train_ascend.sh
+++ b/model_zoo/official/nlp/transformer/scripts/run_distribute_train_ascend.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ cd run_distribute_train || exit
 EPOCH_SIZE=$2
 DATA_PATH=$3
 
+export HCCL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=600
 export RANK_TABLE_FILE=$4
 export RANK_SIZE=$1
 export HCCL_FLAG=1