diff --git a/ddtrace/llmobs/_llmobs.py b/ddtrace/llmobs/_llmobs.py
index cd731e72d30..6c6517fb2b6 100644
--- a/ddtrace/llmobs/_llmobs.py
+++ b/ddtrace/llmobs/_llmobs.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ def __init__(self, tracer=None):
             site=config._dd_site,
             api_key=config._dd_api_key,
             interval=float(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_WRITER_INTERVAL", 1.0)),
-            timeout=float(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_WRITER_TIMEOUT", 2.0)),
+            timeout=float(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_WRITER_TIMEOUT", 5.0)),
         )
         self._llmobs_eval_metric_writer = LLMObsEvalMetricWriter(
             site=config._dd_site,
             api_key=config._dd_api_key,
             interval=float(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_WRITER_INTERVAL", 1.0)),
-            timeout=float(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_WRITER_TIMEOUT", 2.0)),
+            timeout=float(os.getenv("_DD_LLMOBS_WRITER_TIMEOUT", 5.0)),
         )
 
     def _start_service(self) -> None: