diff --git a/nginx_request_checker.py b/nginx_request_checker.py
index 9c7fbd0..c65c992 100644
--- a/nginx_request_checker.py
+++ b/nginx_request_checker.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async def proxy_request(path: str, request: Request):
             return Response(content=error_xml, status_code=403, media_type="application/xml")
 
     # Proxy request to MinIO
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=300.0) as client:
         minio_url = f"{MINIO_ENDPOINT}/{path}"
         headers = dict(request.headers)
         body = await request.body()