diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3229aa78..639d2622 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ client.with_options(max_retries=5).hris.directory.list_individuals()
 
 ### Timeouts
 
-Requests time out after 60 seconds by default. You can configure this with a `timeout` option,
+Requests time out after 1 minute by default. You can configure this with a `timeout` option,
 which accepts a float or an [`httpx.Timeout`](https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/#fine-tuning-the-configuration):
 
 ```python
diff --git a/src/finch/_base_client.py b/src/finch/_base_client.py
index d646f53a..cf1d62b4 100644
--- a/src/finch/_base_client.py
+++ b/src/finch/_base_client.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 _AsyncStreamT = TypeVar("_AsyncStreamT", bound=AsyncStream[Any])
 
 
+# default timeout is 1 minute
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = Timeout(timeout=60.0, connect=5.0)
 DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 2
 DEFAULT_LIMITS = Limits(max_connections=100, max_keepalive_connections=20)