diff --git a/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs b/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs
index 92e45cd85db..aa9f7d44938 100644
--- a/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs
+++ b/crates/sequencing/papyrus_consensus_orchestrator/src/sequencer_consensus_context.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ type HeightToIdToContent =
 type ValidationParams = (BlockNumber, ValidatorId, Duration, mpsc::Receiver<ProposalPart>);
 
 const CHANNEL_SIZE: usize = 100;
+// TODO(Guy): Move this to the context config.
+const BUILD_PROPOSAL_MARGIN: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
 
 pub struct SequencerConsensusContext {
     batcher: Arc<dyn BatcherClient>,
@@ -153,8 +155,9 @@ impl ConsensusContext for SequencerConsensusContext {
 
         let proposal_id = ProposalId(self.proposal_id);
         self.proposal_id += 1;
-        let timeout =
-            chrono::Duration::from_std(timeout).expect("Can't convert timeout to chrono::Duration");
+        assert!(timeout > BUILD_PROPOSAL_MARGIN);
+        let timeout = chrono::Duration::from_std(timeout - BUILD_PROPOSAL_MARGIN)
+            .expect("Can't convert timeout to chrono::Duration");
         let now = chrono::Utc::now();
         let build_proposal_input = ProposeBlockInput {
             proposal_id,
diff --git a/crates/starknet_batcher/src/utils.rs b/crates/starknet_batcher/src/utils.rs
index 1d656d8edae..4ea923a4db9 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_batcher/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_batcher/src/utils.rs
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ pub(crate) fn deadline_as_instant(
     let time_to_deadline = deadline - chrono::Utc::now();
     let as_duration =
         time_to_deadline.to_std().map_err(|_| BatcherError::TimeToDeadlineError { deadline })?;
-    // TODO(Matan): this is a temporary solution to the timeout issue.
-    Ok((std::time::Instant::now() + (as_duration / 2)).into())
+    Ok((std::time::Instant::now() + as_duration).into())
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn verify_block_input(