diff --git a/backend/atlas_portal/settings.py b/backend/atlas_portal/settings.py
index 2c574d1..4a8a4a6 100644
--- a/backend/atlas_portal/settings.py
+++ b/backend/atlas_portal/settings.py
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ AI_CHAT_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.getenv("AI_CHAT_TIMEOUT_SEC", "20"))
 AI_ATLASBOT_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("AI_ATLASBOT_ENDPOINT", "").strip()
 AI_ATLASBOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("AI_ATLASBOT_TOKEN", "").strip()
 AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.getenv("AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SEC", "5"))
-AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_QUICK_SEC = float(
-    os.getenv("AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_QUICK_SEC", str(max(AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SEC, 15)))
-)
+AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_QUICK_SEC = float(os.getenv("AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_QUICK_SEC", "15"))
 AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SMART_SEC = float(
     os.getenv("AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SMART_SEC", str(max(AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SEC, 45)))
 )