diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py
index 30d29d34b..ae7b41d50 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/config.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ class TavilySearchToolConfig(BaseModel):
     )
     timeout: float = Field(
         default=30.0,
-        description="HTTP request timeout in seconds",
+        description="HTTP request timeout for the API",
     )
     connect_timeout: float = Field(
         default=10.0,
-        description="HTTP connection timeout in seconds",
+        description="HTTP connection timeout in seconds for the API",
     )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ class TavilySearchToolConfig(BaseModel):
         return {
             "api_key": "${env.TAVILY_SEARCH_API_KEY:=}",
             "max_results": 3,
-            "timeout": 30.0,
+            "timeout:" 30.0,
             "connect_timeout": 10.0,
         }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
index e8ca36cf4..cdaf78d4a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/tool_runtime/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ class TavilySearchToolRuntimeImpl(ToolGroupsProtocolPrivate, ToolRuntime, NeedsR
 
     async def invoke_tool(self, tool_name: str, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> ToolInvocationResult:
         api_key = self._get_api_key()
-        
-        # Configure timeout for external API calls using config values
-        timeout = httpx.Timeout(timeout=self.config.timeout, connect=self.config.connect_timeout)
-        
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=timeout) as client:
+
+        timeout = https.Timeout(timeout=self.config.timeout, connect=self.config.connect_timeout)
+
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
             response = await client.post(
                 "https://api.tavily.com/search",
                 json={"api_key": api_key, "query": kwargs["query"]},