diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/monitors.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/monitors.ts
index e60e5a8..a321aa6 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/monitors.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/monitors.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const MonitorBody = t.Object({
   method:          t.Optional(t.String({ default: "GET", description: "HTTP method: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD" })),
   request_headers: t.Optional(t.Any({ description: "Request headers as key-value object" })),
   request_body:    t.Optional(t.Nullable(t.String({ maxLength: 65536, description: "Request body for POST/PUT/PATCH (max 64KB)" }))),
-  timeout_ms:      t.Optional(t.Number({ minimum: 1000, maximum: 60000, default: 30000, description: "Request timeout in ms" })),
+  timeout_ms:      t.Optional(t.Number({ minimum: 1000, maximum: 60000, default: 10000, description: "Request timeout in ms" })),
   interval_s:      t.Optional(t.Number({ minimum: 2, default: 60, description: "Check interval in seconds (minimum 2)" })),
   query:           t.Optional(t.Any({ description: "PingQL query — filter conditions for up/down" })),
   regions:         t.Optional(t.Array(t.String(), { description: "Regions to run checks from. Empty array = all regions." })),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/partials/monitor-form.ejs b/apps/web/src/views/partials/monitor-form.ejs
index 5a69e77..6a8cbbf 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/partials/monitor-form.ejs
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/partials/monitor-form.ejs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   const formId = prefix + 'form';
   const methods = ['GET','POST','PUT','PATCH','DELETE','HEAD','OPTIONS'];
   const intervals = [['2','2 seconds'],['5','5 seconds'],['10','10 seconds'],['20','20 seconds'],['30','30 seconds'],['60','1 minute'],['300','5 minutes'],['600','10 minutes'],['1800','30 minutes'],['3600','1 hour']];
-  const timeouts = [['5000','5 seconds'],['10000','10 seconds'],['30000','30 seconds'],['60000','60 seconds']];
+  const timeouts = [['5000','5 seconds'],['10000','10 seconds'],['20000','20 seconds'],['30000','30 seconds'],['40000','40 seconds'],['50000','50 seconds'],['60000','60 seconds']];
   const regions = [['eu-central','🇩🇪 EU Central'],['us-west','🇺🇸 US West']];
   const curMethod = monitor.method || 'GET';
   const bodyHidden = ['GET','HEAD','OPTIONS'].includes(curMethod);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       <select id="<%= prefix %>timeout"
         class="w-full <%= bg %> border <%= border %> rounded-lg px-4 py-2.5 text-gray-100 focus:outline-none focus:border-blue-500">
         <% timeouts.forEach(function([val, label]) { %>
-          <option value="<%= val %>" <%= String(monitor.timeout_ms || '30000') === val ? 'selected' : '' %>><%= label %></option>
+          <option value="<%= val %>" <%= String(monitor.timeout_ms || '10000') === val ? 'selected' : '' %>><%= label %></option>
         <% }) %>
       </select>
     </div>