diff --git a/src/unstructured_client/_hooks/custom/split_pdf_hook.py b/src/unstructured_client/_hooks/custom/split_pdf_hook.py
index 954c85b9..7860d9bc 100644
--- a/src/unstructured_client/_hooks/custom/split_pdf_hook.py
+++ b/src/unstructured_client/_hooks/custom/split_pdf_hook.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def before_request(
         # Use a variable to adjust the httpx client timeout, or default to 30 minutes
         # When we're able to reuse the SDK to make these calls, we can remove this var
         # The SDK timeout will be controlled by parameter
-        client_timeout_minutes = 30
+        client_timeout_minutes = 60
         if timeout_var := os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MINUTES"):
             client_timeout_minutes = int(timeout_var)