diff --git a/apps/desktop/layer/main/src/lib/api-client.ts b/apps/desktop/layer/main/src/lib/api-client.ts
index 72cbfb922..1c66241e1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/layer/main/src/lib/api-client.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/layer/main/src/lib/api-client.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { logger } from "../logger"
 
 export const followClient = new FollowClient({
   credentials: "include",
-  timeout: 30000,
+  timeout: 10000,
 
   baseURL: env.VITE_API_URL,
   fetch: async (input, options = {}) =>