diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index efd1fd22..535ecab1 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
         "dev": "composer run-script generate",
         "generate": "sculpin generate --clean --no-interaction",
         "prod": "composer run-script generate -- --env prod",
-        "watch": "composer run-script --timeout=0 generate -- --server --watch",
+        "watch": [
+            "Composer\\Config::disableProcessTimeout",
+            "composer run-script generate -- --watch --server"
+        ],
         "test-phpunit": "phpunit",
         "test-phpstan": "phpstan analyze",
         "test-phpcs": "php-cs-fixer fix --dry-run",