diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 6ce30b5a..f36799bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ on:
 env:
   PROJECT_ID: zealous-zebra
 
-defaults:
-  timeout-minutes: 30
-
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Google Cloud / Test, Build, and Deploy
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 263457f1..aef9225e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ name: CI
 
 on: pull_request
 
-defaults:
-  timeout-minutes: 30
-
 jobs:
 
   test:
     name: Test on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-chain-no-features:
     name: Build zebra-chain w/o features on ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     name: Build on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
 
   clippy:
     name: Clippy
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
 
   fmt:
     name: Rustfmt
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 10fe922e..7a695ed9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
-defaults:
-  timeout-minutes: 30
-
 jobs:
 
   coverage:
     name: Coverage
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firebase.yml b/.github/workflows/firebase.yml
index 624bab2f..1fb4c1e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firebase.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firebase.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
-defaults:
-  timeout-minutes: 30
-
 jobs:
 
   build:
     name: Build and Deploy Docs
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout the source code