diff --git a/source/BulkCrapUninstaller/Forms/Windows/JunkRemoveWindow.cs b/source/BulkCrapUninstaller/Forms/Windows/JunkRemoveWindow.cs
index e1d1a788..5dbf8c27 100644
--- a/source/BulkCrapUninstaller/Forms/Windows/JunkRemoveWindow.cs
+++ b/source/BulkCrapUninstaller/Forms/Windows/JunkRemoveWindow.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ private void CreateBackup(string backupPath)
 
             try
             {
-                FilesystemTools.CompressDirectory(dir);
+                FilesystemTools.CompressDirectory(dir, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2));
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/source/KlocTools/Tools/FilesystemTools.cs b/source/KlocTools/Tools/FilesystemTools.cs
index eeeaf2a3..296c0a91 100644
--- a/source/KlocTools/Tools/FilesystemTools.cs
+++ b/source/KlocTools/Tools/FilesystemTools.cs
@@ -108,12 +108,13 @@ public static void MoveDirectory(DirectoryInfo source, DirectoryInfo target)
             }
         }
 
-        public static void CompressDirectory(string dirFullName)
+        public static void CompressDirectory(string dirFullName) => CompressDirectory(dirFullName, ManagementOptions.InfiniteTimeout);
+        public static void CompressDirectory(string dirFullName, TimeSpan timeout)
         {
             var objPath = "Win32_Directory.Name=" + "\"" + dirFullName.Replace(@"\", @"\\") + "\"";
             using (var dir = new ManagementObject(objPath))
             {
-                var outParams = dir.InvokeMethod("Compress", null, null);
+                var outParams = dir.InvokeMethod("Compress", null, new InvokeMethodOptions { Timeout = timeout });
                 if (outParams == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(outParams));
                 var ret = (uint)outParams.Properties["ReturnValue"].Value;
                 if (ret != 0)