diff --git a/backend/app/core/ai_provider.py b/backend/app/core/ai_provider.py
index 10939843..4e38cceb 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/ai_provider.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/ai_provider.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class AnthropicProvider(AIProvider):
         client = anthropic.AsyncAnthropic(
             api_key=self._api_key,
             timeout=self._timeout,
+            max_retries=1,
         )
 
         response = await client.messages.create(
diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 972211d9..bdf02ce8 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     AI_MODEL: str = "claude-sonnet-4-6"
     AI_CONVERSATION_TTL_HOURS: int = 24
     AI_MAX_CALLS_PER_FLOW: int = 10
-    AI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: int = 45
+    AI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: int = 120
     # AI Provider selection
     AI_PROVIDER: str = "anthropic"  # "gemini" or "anthropic"
     GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY: Optional[str] = None