diff --git a/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool.rb b/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool.rb
index b37d3b815..84725033a 100644
--- a/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool.rb
+++ b/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ require 'agents'
 
 class Captain::Tools::HttpTool < Agents::Tool
   MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE = 1.megabyte
+  OPEN_TIMEOUT = 10
+  READ_TIMEOUT = 30
 
   def initialize(assistant, custom_tool)
     @assistant = assistant
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ class Captain::Tools::HttpTool < Agents::Tool
       method: @custom_tool.http_method,
       body: body,
       max_bytes: MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE,
+      open_timeout: OPEN_TIMEOUT,
+      read_timeout: READ_TIMEOUT,
       headers: request_headers(tool_context, body),
       http_basic_authentication: @custom_tool.build_basic_auth_credentials,
       validate_content_type: false
diff --git a/lib/safe_fetch.rb b/lib/safe_fetch.rb
index 6a0c26542..a7d96ac14 100644
--- a/lib/safe_fetch.rb
+++ b/lib/safe_fetch.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ module SafeFetch
                  method: :get,
                  body: nil,
                  max_bytes: nil,
+                 open_timeout: DEFAULT_OPEN_TIMEOUT,
+                 read_timeout: DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT,
                  headers: nil,
                  http_basic_authentication: nil,
                  allowed_content_type_prefixes: DEFAULT_ALLOWED_CONTENT_TYPE_PREFIXES,
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ module SafeFetch
       body,
       tempfile,
       effective_max_bytes,
+      open_timeout,
+      read_timeout,
       headers,
       http_basic_authentication,
       allowed_content_type_prefixes,
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ module SafeFetch
     private
 
     # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength, Metrics/ParameterLists
-    def stream_to_tempfile(url, method, body, tempfile, max_bytes, headers, http_basic_authentication,
+    def stream_to_tempfile(url, method, body, tempfile, max_bytes, open_timeout, read_timeout, headers, http_basic_authentication,
                            allowed_content_type_prefixes, allowed_content_types, validate_content_type)
       response = nil
       bytes_written = 0
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ module SafeFetch
         body: body,
         request_proc: request_proc(http_basic_authentication),
         sensitive_headers: sensitive_headers(headers),
-        http_options: { open_timeout: DEFAULT_OPEN_TIMEOUT, read_timeout: DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT }
+        http_options: { open_timeout: open_timeout, read_timeout: read_timeout }
       ) do |res|
         response = res
         next unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
diff --git a/spec/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool_spec.rb b/spec/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool_spec.rb
index 6a2b1aa5e..fefaf3d4b 100644
--- a/spec/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/enterprise/lib/captain/tools/http_tool_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
+require 'stringio'
 
 RSpec.describe Captain::Tools::HttpTool, type: :model do
   let(:account) { create(:account) }
@@ -45,6 +46,19 @@ RSpec.describe Captain::Tools::HttpTool, type: :model do
         expect(result).to eq('{"status": "success"}')
         expect(WebMock).to have_requested(:get, 'https://example.com/orders/123')
       end
+
+      it 'preserves the previous timeout budget when fetching' do
+        allow(SafeFetch).to receive(:fetch) do |fetched_url, **options, &block|
+          expect(fetched_url).to eq('https://example.com/orders/123')
+          expect(options[:open_timeout]).to eq(10)
+          expect(options[:read_timeout]).to eq(30)
+          block.call(OpenStruct.new(tempfile: StringIO.new('{"status": "success"}')))
+        end
+
+        result = tool.perform(tool_context)
+
+        expect(result).to eq('{"status": "success"}')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'with POST request' do