diff --git a/apps/api/src/scraper/scrapeURL/engines/fire-engine/index.ts b/apps/api/src/scraper/scrapeURL/engines/fire-engine/index.ts
index db2b021f..baf61a01 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/scraper/scrapeURL/engines/fire-engine/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/scraper/scrapeURL/engines/fire-engine/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as Sentry from "@sentry/node";
 import { Action } from "../../../../lib/entities";
 import { specialtyScrapeCheck } from "../utils/specialtyHandler";
 
-const defaultTimeout = 20000;
+const defaultTimeout = 10000;
 
 // This function does not take `Meta` on purpose. It may not access any
 // meta values to construct the request -- that must be done by the