diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 4c10da8e..c58874c1 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func runService(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	bus := psrpc.NewRedisMessageBus(rc)
-	ioClient, err := info.NewIOClient(bus)
+	ioClient, err := info.NewIOClient(&conf.BaseConfig, bus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/base.go b/pkg/config/base.go
index b602c132..bfac0703 100644
--- a/pkg/config/base.go
+++ b/pkg/config/base.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type BaseConfig struct {
 	EnableChromeSandbox  bool           `yaml:"enable_chrome_sandbox"`  // enable Chrome sandbox, requires extra docker configuration
 	MaxUploadQueue       int            `yaml:"max_upload_queue"`       // maximum upload queue size, in minutes
 	DisallowLocalStorage bool           `yaml:"disallow_local_storage"` // require an upload config for all requests
+	IOCreateTimeout      time.Duration  `yaml:"io_create_timeout"`      // timeout for CreateEgress calls
+	IOUpdateTimeout      time.Duration  `yaml:"io_update_timeout"`      // timeout for UpdateEgress calls
 
 	SessionLimits `yaml:"session_limits"` // session duration limits
 	StorageConfig *StorageConfig          `yaml:"storage,omitempty"` // storage config
diff --git a/pkg/config/service.go b/pkg/config/service.go
index 90539bcf..4e7c21de 100644
--- a/pkg/config/service.go
+++ b/pkg/config/service.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ const (
 
 	defaultTemplatePort         = 7980
 	defaultTemplateBaseTemplate = "http://localhost:%d/"
+
+	defaultIOCreateTimeout = time.Second * 15
+	defaultIOUpdateTimeout = time.Second * 30
 )
 
 type ServiceConfig struct {
@@ -101,6 +105,13 @@ func (c *ServiceConfig) InitDefaults() {
 		c.TemplateBase = fmt.Sprintf(defaultTemplateBaseTemplate, c.TemplatePort)
 	}
 
+	if c.IOCreateTimeout == 0 {
+		c.IOCreateTimeout = defaultIOCreateTimeout
+	}
+	if c.IOUpdateTimeout == 0 {
+		c.IOUpdateTimeout = defaultIOUpdateTimeout
+	}
+
 	// Setting CPU costs from config. Ensure that CPU costs are positive
 	if c.RoomCompositeCpuCost <= 0 {
 		c.RoomCompositeCpuCost = roomCompositeCpuCost
diff --git a/pkg/info/io.go b/pkg/info/io.go
index de672acf..5cf6d4e9 100644
--- a/pkg/info/io.go
+++ b/pkg/info/io.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/frostbyte73/core"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/livekit/egress/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/egress"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
@@ -32,9 +33,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	createTimeout = time.Second * 10
-	ioTimeout     = time.Second * 30
-	maxBackoff    = time.Minute * 10
+	maxBackoff = time.Minute * 10
 )
 
 type IOClient interface {
@@ -48,6 +47,9 @@ type IOClient interface {
 type ioClient struct {
 	rpc.IOInfoClient
 
+	createTimeout time.Duration
+	updateTimeout time.Duration
+
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 	egresses map[string]*egressCreation
 	updates  chan *update
@@ -66,16 +68,18 @@ type update struct {
 	info *livekit.EgressInfo
 }
 
-func NewIOClient(bus psrpc.MessageBus) (IOClient, error) {
-	client, err := rpc.NewIOInfoClient(bus, psrpc.WithClientTimeout(ioTimeout))
+func NewIOClient(conf *config.BaseConfig, bus psrpc.MessageBus) (IOClient, error) {
+	client, err := rpc.NewIOInfoClient(bus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	c := &ioClient{
-		IOInfoClient: client,
-		egresses:     make(map[string]*egressCreation),
-		updates:      make(chan *update, 1000),
+		IOInfoClient:  client,
+		createTimeout: conf.IOCreateTimeout,
+		updateTimeout: conf.IOUpdateTimeout,
+		egresses:      make(map[string]*egressCreation),
+		updates:       make(chan *update, 1000),
 	}
 	c.healthy.Store(true)
 	go c.updateWorker()
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ func (c *ioClient) CreateEgress(ctx context.Context, info *livekit.EgressInfo) c
 
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		_, err := c.IOInfoClient.CreateEgress(ctx, info, psrpc.WithRequestTimeout(createTimeout))
+		_, err := c.IOInfoClient.CreateEgress(ctx, info, psrpc.WithRequestTimeout(c.createTimeout))
 
 		c.mu.Lock()
 		defer c.mu.Unlock()
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *ioClient) updateWorker() {
 func (c *ioClient) sendUpdate(u *update) {
 	d := time.Millisecond * 250
 	for {
-		if _, err := c.IOInfoClient.UpdateEgress(u.ctx, u.info); err != nil {
+		if _, err := c.IOInfoClient.UpdateEgress(u.ctx, u.info, psrpc.WithRequestTimeout(c.updateTimeout)); err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, psrpc.ErrRequestTimedOut) {
 				if c.healthy.Swap(false) {
 					logger.Infow("io connection unhealthy")
diff --git a/test/integration_test.go b/test/integration_test.go
index b98e37cb..92f74e4c 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/test/integration_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestEgress(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	bus := psrpc.NewRedisMessageBus(rc)
 
-	ioClient, err := info.NewIOClient(bus)
+	ioClient, err := info.NewIOClient(&r.ServiceConfig.BaseConfig, bus)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	svc, err := server.NewServer(r.ServiceConfig, bus, ioClient)