diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
index e45cba29..3aab266d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/projects/create/Configure.tsx
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ const Configure = () => {
 
       const senderAddress = selectedAccount;
       const snowballAddress = await client.getAddress();
+      let timeoutId;
 
       try {
         setIsPaymentDone(false);
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ const Configure = () => {
           window.addEventListener('message', handleTxStatus);
 
           // Set a timeout, consider unsuccessful after 1 min
-          setTimeout(() => {
+          timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
             reject(new Error('Transaction timeout'));
             window.removeEventListener('message', handleTxStatus);
             toast({
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ const Configure = () => {
         throw new Error('Error in transaction');
       } finally {
         setIsPaymentLoading(false);
+        clearTimeout(timeoutId);
       }
     },
     [client, dismiss, toast],