diff --git a/app/services/address_client.rb b/app/services/address_client.rb
index 20cf603fe..3fca0a0d0 100644
--- a/app/services/address_client.rb
+++ b/app/services/address_client.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ private
     client.use_ssl = true
     client.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
     client.max_retries = 3
-    client.read_timeout = 30 # seconds
+    client.read_timeout = 15 # seconds
     client
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/uprn_client.rb b/app/services/uprn_client.rb
index f847c7da5..b758a0380 100644
--- a/app/services/uprn_client.rb
+++ b/app/services/uprn_client.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ private
     client.use_ssl = true
     client.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
     client.max_retries = 3
-    client.read_timeout = 30 # seconds
+    client.read_timeout = 20 # seconds
     client
   end