--- title: Create a new check timeout system property description: Create a new timeout threshold property for a check if the glide.scan.process\_check.time\_out system property is not present. Setting of a timeout threshold prevents your instance from running a long check. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-create-new-heath-check-timeout.html release: australia product: Instance Scan classification: instance-scan topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Implement a check timeout threshold, Timeout threshold, Configuring Instance Scan, Instance Scan, Maintain and monitor, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform] --- # Create a new check timeout system property Create a new timeout threshold property for a check if the **glide.scan.process\_check.time\_out** system property is not present. Setting of a timeout threshold prevents your instance from running a long check. ## Before you begin Role required: admin. ## Procedure 1. In the navigation filter, enter **sys\_properties.list**. 2. Click **New** to create a new timeout system property. 3. In the **Name** field, enter **glide.scan.process\_check.time\_out**. 4. In the **Value** field, enter the check execution time in seconds. **Note:** The minimum allowed timeout threshold is 5 seconds. If you set the timeout to anything less than 5 seconds, the system still considers it to be 5 seconds. By default, it has been set to 600 seconds.