diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.test.ts
index 1c1a2b755..18dde62f1 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.test.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import {MessageResponseDataService} from './MessageResponseDataService';
 
 const encoder = new TextEncoder();
 const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+const ROUTER_SHARD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
 
 class FakeConnectionManager implements INatsConnectionManager {
 	readonly payloads: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+	readonly timeouts: Array<number | undefined> = [];
 
 	async connect(): Promise<void> {}
 
@@ -24,8 +26,9 @@ class FakeConnectionManager implements INatsConnectionManager {
 
 	getConnection(): NatsConnection {
 		return {
-			request: async (_subject: string, data: Uint8Array) => {
+			request: async (_subject: string, data: Uint8Array, options?: {timeout?: number}) => {
 				this.payloads.push(JSON.parse(decoder.decode(data)) as Record<string, unknown>);
+				this.timeouts.push(options?.timeout);
 				return {
 					data: encoder.encode(
 						JSON.stringify({
@@ -117,4 +120,17 @@ describe('MessageResponseDataService', () => {
 			viewer_user_id: '3',
 		});
 	});
+
+	it('waits longer than the router shard timeout so the inner hop expires first', async () => {
+		const connectionManager = new FakeConnectionManager();
+		const service = new MessageResponseDataService(connectionManager);
+
+		await service.buildMessageForChannel({
+			channel: {guildId: null},
+			message: makeMessage(),
+		});
+
+		expect(connectionManager.timeouts[0]).toBe(6000);
+		expect(connectionManager.timeouts[0]).toBeGreaterThan(ROUTER_SHARD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.ts
index bc41d00bf..b0cb265fc 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/channel/services/message/MessageResponseDataService.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {Message} from '../../../models/Message';
 import {isJsonRecord, parseJsonWithGuard} from '../../../utils/JsonBoundaryUtils';
 
 const MESSAGE_RESPONSE_SERVICE_SUBJECT = 'svc.messages';
-const MESSAGE_RESPONSE_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
+const MESSAGE_RESPONSE_SERVICE_TIMEOUT_MS = 6000;
 let messageResponseDataService: MessageResponseDataService | undefined;
 let injectedMessageResponseDataService: MessageResponseDataService | undefined;
 
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.test.ts
index 594a0bc8b..69ea02aa8 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('SnowflakeService', () => {
 				count: 1,
 				routing_key: 'channel:1510189013330296832',
 			},
-			timeout: 5000,
+			timeout: 6000,
 		});
 		expect(await service.generate()).toBe(201n);
 		expect(manager.requests).toHaveLength(2);
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.ts
index dbfce93ae..03d8a6d39 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/infrastructure/SnowflakeService.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {ISnowflakeService} from './ISnowflakeService';
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_SUBJECT = 'svc.snowflakes';
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_BATCH_SIZE = 128;
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_LOW_WATERMARK = 32;
-const DEFAULT_REMOTE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
+const DEFAULT_REMOTE_TIMEOUT_MS = 6000;
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_MAX_BUFFER_AGE_MS = 5000;
 const MAX_REMOTE_BATCH_SIZE = 512;
 
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/middleware/ServiceRegistry.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/middleware/ServiceRegistry.ts
index b80db9161..14d7722c0 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/middleware/ServiceRegistry.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/middleware/ServiceRegistry.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import type {WorkerTaskName} from '../worker/WorkerLaneConfig';
 const DEFAULT_SNOWFLAKE_SERVICE_BATCH_SIZE = 128;
 const DEFAULT_SNOWFLAKE_SERVICE_LOW_WATERMARK = 32;
 const DEFAULT_SNOWFLAKE_SERVICE_MAX_BUFFER_AGE_MS = 5000;
-const DEFAULT_SNOWFLAKE_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
+const DEFAULT_SNOWFLAKE_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 6000;
 
 function readPositiveIntegerEnv(names: string | Array<string>, fallback: number): number {
 	const envNames = Array.isArray(names) ? names : [names];