diff --git a/integration/src/test/resources/test.conf b/integration/src/test/resources/test.conf
index 8e454f1872..4b78e4dce8 100644
--- a/integration/src/test/resources/test.conf
+++ b/integration/src/test/resources/test.conf
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ akka {
         }
     }
 
-    http.host-connection-pool.response-entity-subscription-timeout = 10 seconds
+    http.host-connection-pool.response-entity-subscription-timeout = 1000 seconds
 
     # The time period within which the TCP binding process must be completed.
-    http.server.bind-timeout = 15 seconds
+    http.server.bind-timeout = 1500 seconds
 }
 
 app {
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/resources/application.conf b/webapi/src/main/resources/application.conf
index a1a47283b0..32cbc73041 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/webapi/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pekko {
             # Set to `infinite` to completely disable idle connection timeouts.
             #
             # Must be larger then request-timeout
-            idle-timeout = 120 minutes
+            idle-timeout = 12000 minutes
 
             # Defines the default time period within which the application has to
             # produce an HttpResponse for any given HttpRequest it received.
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ pekko {
             # request individually.
             #
             # Must be smaller then idle-timeout
-            request-timeout = 120 minutes
+            request-timeout = 12000 minutes
 
             # The time period within which the TCP binding process must be completed.
-            bind-timeout = 5 seconds
+            bind-timeout = 500 seconds
 
             # The maximum number of concurrently accepted connections when using the
             # `Http().bindAndHandle` methods.
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ pekko {
 
         client {
             # The time period within which the TCP connecting process must be completed.
-            connecting-timeout = 479999 ms // 480 s
+            connecting-timeout = 47999900 ms // 48000 s
 
             # The time after which an idle connection will be automatically closed.
             # Set to `infinite` to completely disable idle timeouts.
-            idle-timeout = 479999 ms // 480 s
+            idle-timeout = 47999900 ms // 48000 s
 
             parsing {
                 max-chunk-size             = 2m
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pekko {
 
             # The time after which an idle connection pool (without pending requests)
             # will automatically terminate itself. Set to `infinite` to completely disable idle timeouts.
-            idle-timeout = 30 s
+            idle-timeout = 3000 s
 
             # Modify to tweak client settings for host connection pools only.
             #
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ app {
     print-extended-config = ${?KNORA_WEBAPI_PRINT_EXTENDED_CONFIG}
 
     // default ask timeout. can be same or lower then pekko.http.server.request-timeout.
-    default-timeout = 120 minutes // a timeout here should never happen
+    default-timeout = 12000 minutes // a timeout here should never happen
 
     // If true, log all messages sent from and received by routes. Since messages are logged at DEBUG level, you will
     // need to set loglevel = "DEBUG" in the pekko section of this file, and <root level="DEBUG"> in logback.xml.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ app {
         internal-port = 1024
         internal-port = ${?KNORA_WEBAPI_SIPI_INTERNAL_PORT}
 
-        timeout = 120 seconds
+        timeout = 12000 seconds
 
         // relevant for the client, i.e. browser
         external-protocol = "http"
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@ app {
         host = ${?KNORA_WEBAPI_TRIPLESTORE_HOST}
 
         // timeout for triplestore queries. can be same or lower then pekko.http.server.request-timeout.
-        query-timeout = 20 seconds
+        query-timeout = 2000 seconds
 
         // timeout for triplestore queries for maintenance actions. can be same or lower then pekko.http.server.request-timeout.
-        maintenance-timeout = 120 seconds
+        maintenance-timeout = 12000 seconds
 
         // timeout for Gravsearch queries. can be same or lower then pekko.http.server.request-timeout.
-        gravsearch-timeout = 120 seconds
+        gravsearch-timeout = 12000 seconds
 
         // triplestore auto init. initialize triplestore at startup if necessary.
         auto-init = false
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/DspIngestClient.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/DspIngestClient.scala
index d0e96b609a..99f7c8033d 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/DspIngestClient.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/slice/admin/domain/service/DspIngestClient.scala
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ final case class DspIngestClientLive(
       exportFile = tempDir / "export.zip"
       request <- authenticatedRequest.map {
                    _.post(uri"${projectsPath(shortcode)}/export")
-                     .readTimeout(30.minutes)
+                     .readTimeout(3000.minutes)
                      .response(asStreamAlways(ZioStreams)(_.run(ZSink.fromFile(exportFile.toFile))))
                  }
       response <- ZIO.blocking(request.send(backend = sttpBackend))
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/store/triplestore/impl/TriplestoreServiceLive.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/store/triplestore/impl/TriplestoreServiceLive.scala
index 31357d03f7..a48ece1690 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/store/triplestore/impl/TriplestoreServiceLive.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/store/triplestore/impl/TriplestoreServiceLive.scala
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ object TriplestoreServiceLive {
   val layer: URLayer[Triplestore & StringFormatter, TriplestoreService] =
     HttpClientZioBackend
       .layer(
-        SttpBackendOptions.connectionTimeout(2.hours),
+        SttpBackendOptions.connectionTimeout(200.hours),
       )
       .orDie >+>
       ZLayer.scoped {