diff --git a/packages/types/src/provider-settings.ts b/packages/types/src/provider-settings.ts
index ed84048949..499430ba2d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/provider-settings.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/provider-settings.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ const ollamaSchema = baseProviderSettingsSchema.extend({
 	ollamaBaseUrl: z.string().optional(),
 	ollamaApiKey: z.string().optional(),
 	ollamaEmbeddingTimeoutMs: z.number().int().optional(),
+	// Negative values disable the validation timeout. If set to a positive integer, it specifies the timeout in milliseconds.
 	ollamaValidationTimeoutMs: z.number().int().optional(),
 	ollamaNumCtx: z.number().int().min(128).optional(),
 })
diff --git a/src/services/code-index/embedders/ollama.ts b/src/services/code-index/embedders/ollama.ts
index 23a90c4e5f..b62a238300 100644
--- a/src/services/code-index/embedders/ollama.ts
+++ b/src/services/code-index/embedders/ollama.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ export class CodeIndexOllamaEmbedder implements IEmbedder {
 				// Add timeout for test request too
 				const testController = new AbortController()
 				let testTimeoutId = undefined
+				// If validationTimeoutMs is <= 0, the timeout is disabled (no abort will be triggered).
+				// Set validationTimeoutMs to a positive integer (milliseconds) to enable the timeout.
 				if (this.validationTimeoutMs > 0) {
 					testTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => testController.abort(), this.validationTimeoutMs)
 				}