diff --git a/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch/Program.cs b/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch/Program.cs
index f2e9ed7..8a194ba 100644
--- a/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch/Program.cs
+++ b/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch/Program.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ builder.Services.ConfigureHttpClientDefaults(configure =>
 {
     configure.AddStandardResilienceHandler(options =>
     {
+        options.AttemptTimeout.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15);
         options.TotalRequestTimeout.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
     });
 });