diff --git a/magda-registry-api/src/main/resources/application.conf b/magda-registry-api/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 790d8cd231..691fe7a257 100644
--- a/magda-registry-api/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/magda-registry-api/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ akka {
             # `Timeout-Access` header to the request, which enables programmatic
             # customization of the timeout period and timeout response for each
             # request individually.
-            request-timeout = 120s
+            request-timeout = 60s
 
             # The time after which an idle connection will be automatically closed.
             # Set to `infinite` to completely disable idle connection timeouts.