diff --git a/cmd/cognitive-worker/main.go b/cmd/cognitive-worker/main.go
index b3a020c..554e2c9 100644
--- a/cmd/cognitive-worker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cognitive-worker/main.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func main() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		mediumTimeout := durationEnv("LOCAL_MEDIUM_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT", 60*time.Second)
+		mediumTimeout := durationEnv("LOCAL_MEDIUM_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT", 120*time.Second)
 		mediumAdapter, adapterErr := models.NewOpenAICompatibleLocalAdapterWithAPIKeyAndTimeout(strings.TrimRight(mediumURL, "/"), mediumAPIKey, nil, mediumTimeout)
 		if adapterErr != nil {
 			log.Fatal(adapterErr)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux.Handle("/healthz", health.Handler{Runtime: "cognitive-worker", SemanticGeneration: 1, ArchitectureGeneration: 1})
 	readinessClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 2 * time.Second}
 	cpuReadinessClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
-	mediumReadinessTimeout := 60 * time.Second
+		mediumReadinessTimeout := 120 * time.Second
 	mediumReadinessClient := &http.Client{Timeout: mediumReadinessTimeout}
 	lifeboatURL := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimRight(envOr("LOCAL_LIFEBOAT_PROVIDER_URL", "http://cognitive-lifeboat:8086/v1"), "/"), "/v1") + "/health"
 	fleetClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 2 * time.Second}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func refreshProviderDiscoveries(resolver bindingResolver, service discoveryServi
 	for name := range service.providers {
 		// Keep startup discovery bounded while allowing the authenticated local
 		// gateway enough time to enumerate a loaded MEDIUM model.
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 60*time.Second)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 120*time.Second)
 		registration, ok := service.providers[name]
 		if !ok || registration.Discovery == nil {
 			cancel()
diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
index 9e1d0a1..5e006ce 100644
--- a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	mux.Handle("/healthz", health.Handler{Runtime: "core-runtime", SemanticGeneration: 1, ArchitectureGeneration: 1})
 	readinessClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 2 * time.Second}
-	cognitiveReadinessClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 70 * time.Second}
+	cognitiveReadinessClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 135 * time.Second}
 	cognitiveReadinessProbe := health.HTTPProbe(cognitiveReadinessClient, strings.TrimRight(envOr("COGNITIVE_RUNTIME_URL", "http://cognitive-worker:8083"), "/")+"/readyz")
-	cognitiveReadinessProbe.Timeout = 70 * time.Second
-	mux.Handle("/readyz", health.ReadinessHandler{Runtime: "core-runtime", Timeout: 75 * time.Second, Probes: []health.Probe{
+	cognitiveReadinessProbe.Timeout = 135 * time.Second
+	mux.Handle("/readyz", health.ReadinessHandler{Runtime: "core-runtime", Timeout: 140 * time.Second, Probes: []health.Probe{
 		health.TCPProbe("postgres", envOr("POSTGRES_HOST", "postgres"), envOr("POSTGRES_PORT", "5432")),
 		health.HTTPProbe(readinessClient, strings.TrimRight(envOr("CONTINUITY_RUNTIME_URL", "http://continuity-runtime:8081"), "/")+"/healthz"),
 		// A running worker is not necessarily ready to serve cognitive traffic.