diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy.go
index f650ada..9f74f10 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type httpClientCache struct {
 	custom map[string]*http.Client
 }
 
+const providerHTTPClientTimeout = 10 * time.Minute
+
 func newHTTPClientCache() *httpClientCache {
 	return &httpClientCache{
 		none:   newHTTPClient(nil),
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func newHTTPClient(proxy func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error)) *http.Client {
 	transport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
 	transport.Proxy = proxy
 	return &http.Client{
-		Timeout:   120 * time.Second,
+		Timeout:   providerHTTPClientTimeout,
 		Transport: transport,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy_test.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy_test.go
index ebb8aca..cd6c385 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/proxy_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/easyai/easyai-ai-gateway/apps/api/internal/config"
 	"github.com/easyai/easyai-ai-gateway/apps/api/internal/store"
 )
 
+func TestProviderHTTPClientTimeoutAllowsLongRunningMediaRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	client := newHTTPClient(nil)
+	if client.Timeout != 10*time.Minute {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected provider HTTP timeout: got %s want %s", client.Timeout, 10*time.Minute)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPlatformProxyModeNoneIgnoresEnvironmentProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	var proxyHits int
 	proxy := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {