diff --git a/baseten/client/_inference.py b/baseten/client/_inference.py
index ea199e0..4f87a2b 100644
--- a/baseten/client/_inference.py
+++ b/baseten/client/_inference.py
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@ def __init__(
             # Empty api_key is an advanced opt-out from sending Authorization.
             if api_key != "":
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
+            # No read timeout, matching the JS and Go clients.
             self._http_client = httpx.Client(
                 base_url=self._options.base_url,
                 headers=with_user_agent(request_headers),
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(5.0, read=None),
             )
             self.close_http_client_on_close = (
                 True
@@ -243,9 +245,11 @@ def __init__(
             # Empty api_key is an advanced opt-out from sending Authorization.
             if api_key != "":
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
+            # No read timeout, matching the JS and Go clients.
             self._http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(
                 base_url=self._options.base_url,
                 headers=with_user_agent(request_headers),
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(5.0, read=None),
             )
             self.close_http_client_on_close = (
                 True
diff --git a/baseten/client/_management.py b/baseten/client/_management.py
index b83757c..85dcda2 100644
--- a/baseten/client/_management.py
+++ b/baseten/client/_management.py
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ def __init__(
             # Empty api_key is an advanced opt-out from sending Authorization.
             if api_key != "":
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
+            # No read timeout, matching the JS and Go clients.
             self._http_client = httpx.Client(
                 base_url=self._options.base_url,
                 headers=with_user_agent(request_headers),
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(5.0, read=None),
             )
             self.close_http_client_on_close = (
                 True
@@ -172,9 +174,11 @@ def __init__(
             # Empty api_key is an advanced opt-out from sending Authorization.
             if api_key != "":
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
+            # No read timeout, matching the JS and Go clients.
             self._http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(
                 base_url=self._options.base_url,
                 headers=with_user_agent(request_headers),
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(5.0, read=None),
             )
             self.close_http_client_on_close = (
                 True
diff --git a/baseten/client/_sandbox.py b/baseten/client/_sandbox.py
index 6d26535..4292c0a 100644
--- a/baseten/client/_sandbox.py
+++ b/baseten/client/_sandbox.py
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ def __init__(
             # Empty token is an advanced opt-out from sending Authorization.
             if token != "":
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
+            # No read timeout, matching the JS and Go clients.
             self._http_client = httpx.Client(
                 base_url=base_url,
                 headers=with_user_agent(request_headers),
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(5.0, read=None),
             )
             self.close_http_client_on_close = (
                 True
@@ -156,9 +158,11 @@ def __init__(
             # Empty token is an advanced opt-out from sending Authorization.
             if token != "":
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
+            # No read timeout, matching the JS and Go clients.
             self._http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(
                 base_url=base_url,
                 headers=with_user_agent(request_headers),
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(5.0, read=None),
             )
             self.close_http_client_on_close = (
                 True