diff --git a/app/clients/sms/firetext.py b/app/clients/sms/firetext.py
index 55c0b10ab7..48f06ebd15 100644
--- a/app/clients/sms/firetext.py
+++ b/app/clients/sms/firetext.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def try_send_sms(self, to, content, reference, international, sender):
             data["receipt"] = self.receipt_url
 
         try:
-            response = self.requests_session.request("POST", self.url, data=data, timeout=60)
+            response = self.requests_session.request("POST", self.url, data=data, timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()
             try:
                 json.loads(response.text)
diff --git a/app/clients/sms/mmg.py b/app/clients/sms/mmg.py
index 7d4a61dd8f..3ffc48e4f3 100644
--- a/app/clients/sms/mmg.py
+++ b/app/clients/sms/mmg.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def try_send_sms(self, to, content, reference, international, sender):
                 self.mmg_url,
                 data=json.dumps(data),
                 headers={"Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Basic {self.api_key}"},
-                timeout=60,
+                timeout=10,
             )
 
             response.raise_for_status()