diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileManager.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileManager.js
index 974f573815..7897c3588d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileManager.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/CompileManager.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const ClsiManager = require('./ClsiManager')
 const Metrics = require('@overleaf/metrics')
 const { RateLimiter } = require('../../infrastructure/RateLimiter')
 const UserAnalyticsIdCache = require('../Analytics/UserAnalyticsIdCache')
+const SplitTestHandler = require('../SplitTests/SplitTestHandler')
 const {
   callbackify,
   callbackifyMultiResult,
@@ -123,6 +124,18 @@ async function getProjectCompileLimits(projectId) {
   if (owner && owner.alphaProgram) {
     ownerFeatures.compileGroup = 'alpha'
   }
+
+  if (ownerFeatures.compileTimeout === 20) {
+    const overrideCompileTimeout =
+      await SplitTestHandler.promises.getAssignmentForUser(
+        project.owner_ref,
+        '10s-timeout-enforcement'
+      )
+
+    if (overrideCompileTimeout.variant === 'enabled') {
+      ownerFeatures.compileTimeout = 10
+    }
+  }
   const analyticsId = await UserAnalyticsIdCache.get(owner._id)
 
   const compileGroup =
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
index 2c8d839a33..74ba21e04d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectController.js
@@ -736,6 +736,17 @@ const _ProjectController = {
         isOverleafAssistBundleEnabled &&
         (await ProjectController._getAddonPrices(req, res))
 
+      const reducedTimeout =
+        await SplitTestHandler.promises.getAssignmentForUser(
+          project.owner_ref,
+          '10s-timeout-enforcement'
+        )
+
+      let compileTimeout = ownerFeatures?.compileTimeout
+      if (compileTimeout === 20 && reducedTimeout.variant === 'enabled') {
+        compileTimeout = 10
+      }
+
       let planCode = subscription?.planCode
       if (!planCode && !userInNonIndividualSub) {
         planCode = 'personal'
@@ -843,7 +854,7 @@ const _ProjectController = {
         customerIoEnabled,
         addonPrices,
         compileSettings: {
-          compileTimeout: ownerFeatures?.compileTimeout,
+          compileTimeout,
         },
       })
       timer.done()
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/CompileManagerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/CompileManagerTests.js
index 908e2fe803..d6bd844e76 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/CompileManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/CompileManagerTests.js
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ describe('CompileManager', function () {
         '../Analytics/UserAnalyticsIdCache': (this.UserAnalyticsIdCache = {
           get: sinon.stub().resolves('abc'),
         }),
+        '../SplitTests/SplitTestHandler': (this.SplitTestHandler = {
+          promises: {},
+        }),
       },
     })
     this.project_id = 'mock-project-id-123'