diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.test.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.test.ts
index 3c7909c835c..d36d7916530 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.test.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe("startTelegramWebhook", () => {
           {
             secretToken: TELEGRAM_SECRET,
             onTimeout: "return",
-            timeoutMilliseconds: 10_000,
+            timeoutMilliseconds: 5_000,
           },
         );
         expect(runtimeLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.ts b/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.ts
index eec8b7e0428..d8fb58dd29d 100644
--- a/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.ts
+++ b/extensions/telegram/src/webhook.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { createTelegramBot } from "./bot.js";
 
 const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_MAX_BODY_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_BODY_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
-const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_CALLBACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+const TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_CALLBACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
 const InputFileCtor: typeof grammy.InputFile =
   typeof grammy.InputFile === "function"
     ? grammy.InputFile