diff --git a/allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFDownloadService.cs b/allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFDownloadService.cs
index bd227cc..4506ab7 100644
--- a/allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFDownloadService.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFDownloadService.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public class SquidWTFDownloadService : BaseDownloadService
         _odesliService = odesliService;
         _fallbackHelper = new RoundRobinFallbackHelper(apiUrls, logger, "SquidWTF");
         _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
+        
+        // Increase timeout for large downloads and slow endpoints
+        _httpClient.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
     }