diff --git a/docs/resilient-openai.md b/docs/resilient-openai.md
index c0dc5b86..2623c68d 100644
--- a/docs/resilient-openai.md
+++ b/docs/resilient-openai.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ broader Moonbeam service.
 
 | Feature                                                  | Default                            |
 | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
-| Per-request timeout                                      | 10 s                               |
+| Per-request timeout                                      | 30 s                               |
 | Automatic retries with exponential backoff + full jitter | 3 retries                          |
 | `Retry-After` header honored on 429 responses            | yes                                |
 | Circuit breaker                                          | opens after 5 consecutive failures |
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ All variables are optional. Defaults are shown.
 | Variable                        | Default | Description                                                   |
 | ------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `FEATURE_FLAG_RESILIENT_OPENAI` | `true`  | Set to `false` to bypass the wrapper entirely.                |
-| `OPENAI_TIMEOUT_MS`             | `10000` | Maximum ms to wait for a single request before aborting.      |
+| `OPENAI_TIMEOUT_MS`             | `30000` | Maximum ms to wait for a single request before aborting.      |
 | `OPENAI_RETRIES`                | `3`     | Maximum retry attempts on transient errors.                   |
 | `OPENAI_BACKOFF_BASE_MS`        | `500`   | Base interval (ms) for exponential backoff with full jitter.  |
 | `CIRCUIT_BREAKER_FAILURES`      | `5`     | Consecutive failures needed to open the circuit.              |
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/openai.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/openai.ts
index 6616e09b..4aeeca97 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/openai.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/openai.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const parseIntWithDefault = (value: string | undefined, defaultValue: number): n
 };
 
 export const getOpenAIClientConfig = (): OpenAIClientConfig => ({
-  timeoutMs: Math.max(1, parseIntWithDefault(process.env.OPENAI_TIMEOUT_MS, 10_000)),
+  timeoutMs: Math.max(1, parseIntWithDefault(process.env.OPENAI_TIMEOUT_MS, 30_000)),
   retries: Math.max(0, parseIntWithDefault(process.env.OPENAI_RETRIES, 3)),
   backoffBaseMs: Math.max(0, parseIntWithDefault(process.env.OPENAI_BACKOFF_BASE_MS, 500)),
   circuitBreakerFailures: Math.max(1, parseIntWithDefault(process.env.CIRCUIT_BREAKER_FAILURES, 5)),