diff --git a/apps/etterlatte-behandling/src/main/kotlin/behandling/klienter/BrevApiKlient.kt b/apps/etterlatte-behandling/src/main/kotlin/behandling/klienter/BrevApiKlient.kt
index cfd9456677..c05a8398e6 100644
--- a/apps/etterlatte-behandling/src/main/kotlin/behandling/klienter/BrevApiKlient.kt
+++ b/apps/etterlatte-behandling/src/main/kotlin/behandling/klienter/BrevApiKlient.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.github.michaelbull.result.mapBoth
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.mapError
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
 import io.ktor.client.HttpClient
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.HttpTimeout
 import no.nav.etterlatte.behandling.objectMapper
 import no.nav.etterlatte.brev.BrevParametre
 import no.nav.etterlatte.brev.BrevPayload
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import no.nav.etterlatte.libs.ktor.ktor.ktorobo.DownstreamResourceClient
 import no.nav.etterlatte.libs.ktor.ktor.ktorobo.Resource
 import no.nav.etterlatte.libs.ktor.route.SAKID_CALL_PARAMETER
 import no.nav.etterlatte.libs.ktor.token.BrukerTokenInfo
+import java.time.Duration
 import java.util.UUID
 
 interface BrevApiKlient {
@@ -372,6 +374,10 @@ class BrevApiKlientObo(
                     ?: throw InternfeilException("Feil ved generering av pdf vedtaksbrev")
             },
             brukerTokenInfo = brukerTokenInfo,
+            timeoutConfig = {
+                socketTimeoutMillis = Duration.ofSeconds(30).toMillis()
+                requestTimeoutMillis = Duration.ofSeconds(30).toMillis()
+            },
         )
 
     override suspend fun tilbakestillVedtaksbrev(
@@ -416,11 +422,13 @@ class BrevApiKlientObo(
         url: String,
         onSuccess: (Resource) -> T,
         brukerTokenInfo: BrukerTokenInfo,
+        timeoutConfig: (HttpTimeout.HttpTimeoutCapabilityConfiguration.() -> Unit)? = null,
     ): T =
         downstreamResourceClient
             .get(
                 resource = Resource(clientId = clientId, url = url),
                 brukerTokenInfo = brukerTokenInfo,
+                timeoutConfig = timeoutConfig,
             ).mapBoth(
                 success = onSuccess,
                 failure = { throwableErrorMessage -> throw throwableErrorMessage },
diff --git a/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/HttpClient.kt b/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/HttpClient.kt
index 2faeaf6c97..d47ae3caf8 100644
--- a/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/HttpClient.kt
+++ b/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/HttpClient.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import io.ktor.client.HttpClient
 import io.ktor.client.HttpClientConfig
 import io.ktor.client.engine.okhttp.OkHttp
 import io.ktor.client.engine.okhttp.OkHttpConfig
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.HttpTimeout
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.auth.Auth
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.ContentNegotiation
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.defaultRequest
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ fun httpClient(
         ekstraJacksoninnstillinger(objectMapper)
     }
     install(ClientCallLogging)
+    install(HttpTimeout)
 
     auth.invoke(this)
     defaultRequest {
diff --git a/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/ktor/ktorobo/DownstreamResourceClient.kt b/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/ktor/ktorobo/DownstreamResourceClient.kt
index 9dd5992cff..bca7fbfe22 100644
--- a/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/ktor/ktorobo/DownstreamResourceClient.kt
+++ b/libs/etterlatte-ktor/src/main/kotlin/ktor/ktorobo/DownstreamResourceClient.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import com.github.michaelbull.result.Ok
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.andThen
 import io.ktor.client.HttpClient
 import io.ktor.client.call.body
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.HttpTimeout
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.timeout
 import io.ktor.client.request.accept
 import io.ktor.client.request.bearerAuth
 import io.ktor.client.request.delete
@@ -33,9 +35,16 @@ class DownstreamResourceClient(
     suspend fun get(
         resource: Resource,
         brukerTokenInfo: BrukerTokenInfo,
+        timeoutConfig: (HttpTimeout.HttpTimeoutCapabilityConfiguration.() -> Unit)? = null,
     ) = medToken(resource, brukerTokenInfo) { token ->
         httpClient.get(resource.url) {
             bearerAuth(token.accessToken)
+            timeoutConfig?.let { config ->
+                timeout {
+                    apply(config)
+                }
+            }
+
             resource.additionalHeaders?.forEach { headers.append(it.key, it.value) }
         }
     }