diff --git a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Manage.vue b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Manage.vue
index 644d3f44..4fd5bad4 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Manage.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/item/tabs/Manage.vue
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     <p v-if="showM4bDownload" class="text-left text-base mb-4 py-4">
       <span class="text-error">* <strong>Experimental</strong></span
-      >&nbsp;-&nbsp;M4b merge can take several minutes and will be stored in <span class="bg-primary bg-opacity-75 font-mono p-1 text-base">/metadata/downloads</span>. After the download is ready, it will remain available for 60 minutes, then be deleted. Download will timeout after 20 minutes.
+      >&nbsp;-&nbsp;M4b merge can take several minutes and will be stored in <span class="bg-primary bg-opacity-75 font-mono p-1 text-base">/metadata/downloads</span>. After the download is ready, it will remain available for 60 minutes, then be deleted. Download will timeout after 30 minutes.
     </p>
 
     <!-- <p v-if="isSingleM4b" class="text-lg text-center my-8">Audiobook is already a single m4b!</p> -->
diff --git a/server/objects/Download.js b/server/objects/Download.js
index 415a194a..542e0ef7 100644
--- a/server/objects/Download.js
+++ b/server/objects/Download.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const DEFAULT_EXPIRATION = 1000 * 60 * 60 // 60 minutes
-const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 1000 * 60 * 20 // 20 minutes
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 1000 * 60 * 30 // 30 minutes
 class Download {
   constructor(download) {
     this.id = null