diff --git a/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py b/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py
index 094a85f..78b4b34 100644
--- a/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py
+++ b/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from httpx import (
     BasicAuth,
     Request,
     Response,
-    Timeout,
 )
 
 from ..controllers.notes_search import NotesSearchController
@@ -67,9 +66,6 @@ class NextcloudClient:
             auth=auth,
             transport=AsyncDisableCookieTransport(AsyncHTTPTransport()),
             event_hooks={"request": [log_request], "response": [log_response]},
-            timeout=Timeout(
-                30.0
-            ),  # 30 second timeout for all operations including recipe imports
         )
 
         # Initialize app clients
diff --git a/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/cookbook.py b/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/cookbook.py
index 5b1459b..8680a95 100644
--- a/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/cookbook.py
+++ b/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/cookbook.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
+from httpx import Timeout
+
 from .base import BaseNextcloudClient
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -127,7 +129,10 @@ class CookbookClient(BaseNextcloudClient):
         """
         logger.info(f"Importing recipe from URL: {url}")
         response = await self._make_request(
-            "POST", "/apps/cookbook/api/v1/import", json={"url": url}
+            "POST",
+            "/apps/cookbook/api/v1/import",
+            json={"url": url},
+            timeout=Timeout(60.0),
         )
         return response.json()