diff --git a/api/apps/__init__.py b/api/apps/__init__.py
index a6e33c13b..e034f460b 100644
--- a/api/apps/__init__.py
+++ b/api/apps/__init__.py
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ app.url_map.strict_slashes = False
 app.json_encoder = CustomJSONEncoder
 app.errorhandler(Exception)(server_error_response)
 
+# Configure Quart timeouts for slow LLM responses (e.g., local Ollama on CPU)
+# Default Quart timeouts are 60 seconds which is too short for many LLM backends
+app.config["RESPONSE_TIMEOUT"] = int(os.environ.get("QUART_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT", 600))
+app.config["BODY_TIMEOUT"] = int(os.environ.get("QUART_BODY_TIMEOUT", 600))
+
 ## convince for dev and debug
 # app.config["LOGIN_DISABLED"] = True
 app.config["SESSION_PERMANENT"] = False