diff --git a/deploy/container/api-server.env.example b/deploy/container/api-server.env.example
index e0f28bdbf..73f13ca29 100644
--- a/deploy/container/api-server.env.example
+++ b/deploy/container/api-server.env.example
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_DIR=/var/lib/genarrative/wallet-refund-outbox
 GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_BATCH_SIZE=100
 GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS=1000
 GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_MAX_BYTES=67108864
-GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=45000
+GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=180000
 GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD=3
 GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS=300
 
diff --git a/deploy/env/api-server.env.example b/deploy/env/api-server.env.example
index cbf014f0c..4d3d9dee8 100644
--- a/deploy/env/api-server.env.example
+++ b/deploy/env/api-server.env.example
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_DIR=/var/lib/genarrative/wallet-refund-outbox
 GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_BATCH_SIZE=100
 GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS=1000
 GENARRATIVE_WALLET_REFUND_OUTBOX_MAX_BYTES=67108864
-GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=45000
+GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=180000
 GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD=3
 GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS=300
 GENARRATIVE_OTEL_ENABLED=true
diff --git a/scripts/deploy/production-api-deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy/production-api-deploy.sh
index d541e5d0e..a9654c221 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy/production-api-deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy/production-api-deploy.sh
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ ensure_runtime_env_and_dirs() {
   ensure_env_value_migrates_old_default "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_LEASE_SECONDS" "3600" "600"
   ensure_env_value "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" "900"
   ensure_env_value "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_LONG_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" "1800"
-  ensure_env_value "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS" "45000"
+  ensure_env_value_migrates_old_default "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS" "45000" "180000"
   ensure_env_value "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD" "3"
   ensure_env_value "${api_env_file}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS" "300"
 
diff --git a/scripts/jenkins-server-provision.sh b/scripts/jenkins-server-provision.sh
index edea458aa..2145bf803 100755
--- a/scripts/jenkins-server-provision.sh
+++ b/scripts/jenkins-server-provision.sh
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ ensure_api_runtime_env_defaults() {
   ensure_env_value_migrates_old_default "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_LEASE_SECONDS" "3600" "600"
   ensure_env_value "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" "900"
   ensure_env_value "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EXTERNAL_GENERATION_WORKER_LONG_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" "1800"
-  ensure_env_value "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS" "45000"
+  ensure_env_value_migrates_old_default "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS" "45000" "180000"
   ensure_env_value "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_FAILURE_THRESHOLD" "3"
   ensure_env_value "${API_ENV_FILE}" "GENARRATIVE_EDITOR_BGFILTER_CIRCUIT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS" "300"
 }