diff --git a/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py b/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py
index 89c7adf..c363c38 100644
--- a/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py
+++ b/nextcloud_mcp_server/client/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from httpx import (
     BasicAuth,
     Request,
     Response,
+    Timeout,
 )
 
 from ..controllers.notes_search import NotesSearchController
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ 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