diff --git a/backend/app/plan/router.py b/backend/app/plan/router.py
index 3ec1bf5f..e6e6052f 100644
--- a/backend/app/plan/router.py
+++ b/backend/app/plan/router.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def trigger_plan_entrypoint(body: PlanTriggerRequest):
                     f"Chunk {i} sent to SQS. Rows {index_start}–{index_end}. Message ID: {response.get('MessageId')}"
                 )
 
-                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)  # Small delay to avoid SQS throttling
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.05)  # Small delay to avoid SQS throttling
 
                 # await asyncio.sleep(random.uniform(0.1, 0.5))  # Delay to reduce spike pressure
 
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 6eea03eb..7e4d78b6 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ functions:
 
   fastapi-backend:
     handler: backend.app.main.handler
-    timeout: 30
+    timeout: 60
     memorySize: 512
     role: FastApiLambdaRole
     events: