diff --git a/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml b/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
index 26c99e1..ba7d6f8 100644
--- a/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
             - name: AI_ATLASBOT_ENDPOINT
               value: http://atlasbot.comms.svc.cluster.local:8090/v1/answer
             - name: AI_ATLASBOT_TIMEOUT_SEC
-              value: "5"
+              value: "30"
             - name: AI_NODE_NAME
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef: