diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/services/paddleocr_remote.py b/klausur-service/backend/services/paddleocr_remote.py
index 113457a..b1afd54 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/services/paddleocr_remote.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/services/paddleocr_remote.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 PADDLEOCR_REMOTE_URL = os.environ.get("PADDLEOCR_REMOTE_URL", "")
 PADDLEOCR_API_KEY = os.environ.get("PADDLEOCR_API_KEY", "")
-_TIMEOUT = 30.0
+_TIMEOUT = 120.0  # Full-page OCR can take 30-90s on large scans
 
 
 async def ocr_remote_paddle(