diff --git a/core/jellyfin_client.py b/core/jellyfin_client.py
index bdf0cce4..9defd2f3 100644
--- a/core/jellyfin_client.py
+++ b/core/jellyfin_client.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class JellyfinClient:
         # Use configurable timeout for bulk operations (lots of data)
         is_bulk_operation = params and params.get('Limit', 0) > 1000
         config = config_manager.get_jellyfin_config()
-        bulk_timeout = int(config.get('api_timeout', 30))
+        bulk_timeout = int(config.get('api_timeout', 120))
         timeout = bulk_timeout if is_bulk_operation else max(5, bulk_timeout // 6)
         
         try:
diff --git a/webui/index.html b/webui/index.html
index 1c5a014b..3f2b1624 100644
--- a/webui/index.html
+++ b/webui/index.html
@@ -2947,8 +2947,8 @@
 
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>API Timeout (seconds):</label>
-                                        <input type="number" id="jellyfin-timeout" placeholder="30" min="15"
-                                            max="300" value="30">
+                                        <input type="number" id="jellyfin-timeout" placeholder="120" min="15"
+                                            max="300" value="120">
                                         <small style="color: #888; display: block; margin-top: 5px;">Timeout for
                                             bulk API requests during database sync (15-300s). Increase if your
                                             Jellyfin server is slow to respond.</small>
diff --git a/webui/static/script.js b/webui/static/script.js
index 975c411f..8a1d32c6 100644
--- a/webui/static/script.js
+++ b/webui/static/script.js
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ async function loadSettingsData() {
         // Populate Jellyfin settings
         document.getElementById('jellyfin-url').value = settings.jellyfin?.base_url || '';
         document.getElementById('jellyfin-api-key').value = settings.jellyfin?.api_key || '';
-        document.getElementById('jellyfin-timeout').value = settings.jellyfin?.api_timeout || 30;
+        document.getElementById('jellyfin-timeout').value = settings.jellyfin?.api_timeout || 120;
 
         // Populate Navidrome settings
         document.getElementById('navidrome-url').value = settings.navidrome?.base_url || '';