diff --git a/app/opensense.py b/app/opensense.py
index d7f8aec..03500cd 100644
--- a/app/opensense.py
+++ b/app/opensense.py
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ def get_temperature():
 
     print('Getting data from OpenSenseMap API...')
     try:
-        response = requests.get("https://api.opensensemap.org/boxes", params=params, timeout=480)
+        response = requests.get(
+            "https://api.opensensemap.org/boxes",
+            params=params,
+            timeout=(3, 10)
+        )
         print('Data retrieved successfully!')
     except requests.Timeout:
         print("API request timed out")
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 22c9c78..c8f283b 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
               path: /readyz
               port: 5000
             periodSeconds: 60
-            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            timeoutSeconds: 300
             failureThreshold: 3
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet: