diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index 5681c7f800..4d8f6f0d04 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ WEAVIATE_BATCH_SIZE=100
 # Qdrant configuration, use `http://localhost:6333` for local mode or `https://your-qdrant-cluster-url.qdrant.io` for remote mode
 QDRANT_URL=http://localhost:6333
 QDRANT_API_KEY=difyai123456
+QDRANT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT=20
 
 # Milvus configuration
 MILVUS_HOST=127.0.0.1
diff --git a/api/config.py b/api/config.py
index 1b65bce2aa..77824d064e 100644
--- a/api/config.py
+++ b/api/config.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     'SENTRY_PROFILES_SAMPLE_RATE': 1.0,
     'WEAVIATE_GRPC_ENABLED': 'True',
     'WEAVIATE_BATCH_SIZE': 100,
+    'QDRANT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT': 20,
     'CELERY_BACKEND': 'database',
     'LOG_LEVEL': 'INFO',
     'HOSTED_OPENAI_QUOTA_LIMIT': 200,
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index ce8480deb1..d7b6df9283 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ services:
       QDRANT_URL: http://qdrant:6333
       # The Qdrant API key.
       QDRANT_API_KEY: difyai123456
+      # The Qdrant clinet timeout setting.
+      QDRANT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT: 20
       # Milvus configuration Only available when VECTOR_STORE is `milvus`.
       # The milvus host.
       MILVUS_HOST: 127.0.0.1
@@ -170,6 +172,8 @@ services:
       QDRANT_URL: http://qdrant:6333
       # The Qdrant API key.
       QDRANT_API_KEY: difyai123456
+      # The Qdrant clinet timeout setting.
+      QDRANT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT: 20
       # Milvus configuration Only available when VECTOR_STORE is `milvus`.
       # The milvus host.
       MILVUS_HOST: 127.0.0.1