diff --git a/src/unstructured_client/sdk.py b/src/unstructured_client/sdk.py
index edc1744a..2b52fc3c 100644
--- a/src/unstructured_client/sdk.py
+++ b/src/unstructured_client/sdk.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(
         client: Optional[HttpClient] = None,
         async_client: Optional[AsyncHttpClient] = None,
         retry_config: OptionalNullable[RetryConfig] = UNSET,
-        timeout_ms: Optional[int] = None,
+        timeout_ms: int = 10 * 60 * 1000,
         debug_logger: Optional[Logger] = None,
     ) -> None:
         r"""Instantiates the SDK configuring it with the provided parameters.
diff --git a/src/unstructured_client/sdkconfiguration.py b/src/unstructured_client/sdkconfiguration.py
index 0bb9ae83..25e40f8d 100644
--- a/src/unstructured_client/sdkconfiguration.py
+++ b/src/unstructured_client/sdkconfiguration.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class SDKConfiguration:
     gen_version: str = "2.438.15"
     user_agent: str = "speakeasy-sdk/python 0.26.2 2.438.15 1.0.51 unstructured-client"
     retry_config: OptionalNullable[RetryConfig] = Field(default_factory=lambda: UNSET)
-    timeout_ms: Optional[int] = None
+    timeout_ms: int = 10 * 60 * 1000
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         self._hooks = SDKHooks()