diff --git a/rpc/egress_client.go b/rpc/egress_client.go
index 1ba52cd5..5612df10 100644
--- a/rpc/egress_client.go
+++ b/rpc/egress_client.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewEgressClient(nodeID livekit.NodeID, bus psrpc.MessageBus) (EgressClient,
 	clientID := string(nodeID)
 	internalClient, err := NewEgressInternalClient(clientID, bus, middleware.WithRPCRetries(middleware.RetryOptions{
 		MaxAttempts: retries,
-		Timeout:     psrpc.DefaultClientTimeout,
+		Timeout:     time.Second * 10,
 		IsRecoverable: func(err error) bool {
 			var e psrpc.Error
 			if !errors.As(err, &e) {