diff --git a/backend/open_webui/env.py b/backend/open_webui/env.py
index 6c4d151b0..27cc3a9a4 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/env.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/env.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ else:
 
 AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST = os.environ.get(
     "AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST",
-    os.environ.get("AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_OPENAI_MODEL_LIST", ""),
+    os.environ.get("AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_OPENAI_MODEL_LIST", "10"),
 )
 
 if AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST == "":
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ else:
     try:
         AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST = int(AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST)
     except Exception:
-        AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST = 5
+        AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST = 10
 
 ####################################
 # OFFLINE_MODE