diff --git a/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml b/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
index be8f4e4..57c781e 100644
--- a/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
             - name: AI_CHAT_MODEL
               value: qwen2.5-coder:7b-instruct-q4_0
             - name: AI_CHAT_TIMEOUT_SEC
-              value: "20"
+              value: "60"
             - name: AI_NODE_NAME
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef: