diff --git a/cmd/creator-web/main.go b/cmd/creator-web/main.go
index 58d04ea..b19c99b 100644
--- a/cmd/creator-web/main.go
+++ b/cmd/creator-web/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ func main() {
 		envOr("CORE_RUNTIME_URL", "http://core-runtime:8080"),
 		envOr("CONTINUITY_RUNTIME_URL", "http://continuity-runtime:8081"),
 		envOr("COMMIT_RUNTIME_URL", "http://commit-runtime:8082"),
-		&http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second},
+		// Core chat may spend several seconds on semantic interpretation and
+		// local cognition. Keep the browser gateway alive long enough to return
+		// the completed response instead of converting a successful core 201
+		// into a misleading 502.
+		&http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
 		envOr("COGNITIVE_RUNTIME_URL", "http://cognitive-worker:8083"),
 		envOr("AGENT_WORKER_URL", "http://agent-worker:8090"),
 	)