diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md b/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md
index 2f19b4bdb..b3a3298de 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Use this if you're trying to load-balance across multiple deployments (e.g. Azur
 
 In production, [Router connects to a Redis Cache](#redis-queue) to track usage across multiple deployments.
 
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+(s/o [@paulpierre](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulpierre/) for his contribution to this implementation)
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 ### Quick Start
 
 ```python
diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 0dd7e2bd3..fe5d4803d 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ telemetry = True
 max_tokens = 256  # OpenAI Defaults
 drop_params = False
 retry = True
-request_timeout: float = 600
+request_timeout: float = 6000
 api_key: Optional[str] = None
 openai_key: Optional[str] = None
 azure_key: Optional[str] = None