diff --git a/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py b/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py
index 19d370e8..c2582b42 100644
--- a/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py
+++ b/portkey_ai/api_resources/base_client.py
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
 import platform
 
 from portkey_ai.api_resources.apis.create_headers import createHeaders
-from .global_constants import PORTKEY_HEADER_PREFIX, DEFAULT_CONNECTION_LIMITS
+from .global_constants import (
+    DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CONFIG,
+    PORTKEY_HEADER_PREFIX,
+    DEFAULT_CONNECTION_LIMITS,
+)
 from .utils import remove_empty_values, Options, set_base_url
 from .exceptions import (
     APIStatusError,
@@ -178,12 +182,19 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
         self.allHeaders = self._build_headers(Options.construct())
+
+        if self.request_timeout:
+            timeout = httpx.Timeout(self.request_timeout, connect=5.0)
+        else:
+            timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CONFIG
+
         self._client = http_client or httpx.Client(
             base_url=self.base_url,
             headers={
                 "Accept": "application/json",
             },
             limits=DEFAULT_CONNECTION_LIMITS,
+            timeout=timeout,
         )
 
         self.response_headers: httpx.Headers | None = None
@@ -891,12 +902,19 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
         self.allHeaders = self._build_headers(Options.construct())
+
+        if self.request_timeout:
+            timeout = httpx.Timeout(self.request_timeout, connect=5.0)
+        else:
+            timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CONFIG
+
         self._client = http_client or AsyncHttpxClientWrapper(
             base_url=self.base_url,
             headers={
                 "Accept": "application/json",
             },
             limits=DEFAULT_CONNECTION_LIMITS,
+            timeout=timeout,
         )
 
         self.response_headers: httpx.Headers | None = None
diff --git a/portkey_ai/api_resources/global_constants.py b/portkey_ai/api_resources/global_constants.py
index c9e95f60..a9bf9005 100644
--- a/portkey_ai/api_resources/global_constants.py
+++ b/portkey_ai/api_resources/global_constants.py
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@
 DEFAULT_CONNECTION_LIMITS = httpx.Limits(
     max_connections=1000, max_keepalive_connections=100
 )
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CONFIG = httpx.Timeout(timeout=600, connect=5.0)
 AUDIO_FILE_DURATION_HEADER = "x-portkey-audio-file-duration"