diff --git a/.circleci/test.sh b/.circleci/test.sh
index b6ab1ca1..52e212de 100755
--- a/.circleci/test.sh
+++ b/.circleci/test.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set +e
 set +o pipefail
 
 EXIT_STATE=0
-MAX_AUTO_RETRY=5
+MAX_AUTO_RETRY=2
 
 # inspired by https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/82602
 retry () {
diff --git a/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/constants.js b/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/constants.js
index 255a51d2..9d58a5da 100644
--- a/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/constants.js
+++ b/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/constants.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const micronsInInch = 25400
 module.exports = {
   minInterval: 500,
   maxRenderingTries: 100,
+  maxPrintPDFTime: 50,
   pixelsInMicron: pixelsInInch / micronsInInch,
   sizeMapping: {
     'A3': { 'width': 11.7 * pixelsInInch, 'height': 16.5 * pixelsInInch },
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   statusMsg: {
     525: 'dash preview generation failed',
-    526: 'dash preview generation timed out'
+    526: 'dash preview generation timed out',
+    527: 'dash preview pdf generation timed out'
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/render.js b/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/render.js
index 997c22c6..1eb2a361 100644
--- a/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/render.js
+++ b/src/component/plotly-dash-preview/render.js
@@ -75,10 +75,18 @@ function render (info, opts, sendToMain) {
   loaded().then(() => {
     // Move mouse outside the page to prevent hovering on figures
     contents.sendInputEvent({ type: 'mouseMove', x: -1, y: -1 })
+
+    // Close window if timeout is exceeded
+    // This is necessary because `printToPDF` sometimes never end
+    // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/20634
+    var timer = setTimeout(() => done(527), (info.timeOut || cst.maxPrintPDFTime) * 1000)
+
     contents.printToPDF(info.pdfOptions, (err, pdfData) => {
       if (err) {
+        clearTimeout(timer)
         done(525)
       } else {
+        clearTimeout(timer)
         result.imgData = pdfData
         done()
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/plotly-dash-preview_test.js b/test/unit/plotly-dash-preview_test.js
index a35609e9..c42f9762 100644
--- a/test/unit/plotly-dash-preview_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/plotly-dash-preview_test.js
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ tap.test('render:', t => {
     }, {}, (errorCode, result) => {
       t.ok(win.webContents.printToPDF.calledOnce)
       t.ok(win.close.calledOnce)
-      t.equal(errorCode, 525, 'code')
-      t.equal(result.msg, 'dash preview generation failed', 'error msg')
+      t.equal(errorCode, 527, 'code')
+      t.equal(result.msg, 'dash preview pdf generation timed out', 'error msg')
       t.end()
     })
   })