diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f37d4f5f3..2ac35a53c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Improved the style of the symbol search component
 - Extended the users table in the admin control panel
+- Increased the default request timeout (`REQUEST_TIMEOUT`)
 
 ## 2.124.1 - 2024-11-25
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts b/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
index acde7d823..3dfe5d5c5 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class ConfigurationService {
       REDIS_HOST: str({ default: 'localhost' }),
       REDIS_PASSWORD: str({ default: '' }),
       REDIS_PORT: port({ default: 6379 }),
-      REQUEST_TIMEOUT: num({ default: 2000 }),
+      REQUEST_TIMEOUT: num({ default: ms('3 seconds') }),
       ROOT_URL: url({ default: DEFAULT_ROOT_URL }),
       STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY: str({ default: '' }),
       STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: str({ default: '' }),