From a8aff17f305b255b2f73ebc38c42930d0288ecae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: agustin18 <agustinsaiz02@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:59:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(timeout): respect per-call request_timeout in async
 timeout decorator (#43497)

Signed-off-by: agustin18 <agustinsaiz02@gmail.com>
---
 litellm/timeout.py         | 14 ++++---
 tests/unit/test_timeout.py | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/unit/test_timeout.py

diff --git a/litellm/timeout.py b/litellm/timeout.py
index 33d1ce92e53..8a27f7c3fe5 100644
--- a/litellm/timeout.py
+++ b/litellm/timeout.py
@@ -65,13 +65,15 @@ def timeout(timeout_duration: float = 0.0, exception_to_raise=Timeout):
 
         @wraps(func)
         async def async_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            local_timeout_duration = timeout_duration
-            if "force_timeout" in kwargs:
-                local_timeout_duration = kwargs["force_timeout"]
-            elif "request_timeout" in kwargs and kwargs["request_timeout"] is not None:
-                local_timeout_duration = kwargs["request_timeout"]
+            local_timeout_duration: Final = (
+                kwargs["force_timeout"]
+                if kwargs.get("force_timeout") is not None
+                else kwargs["request_timeout"]
+                if kwargs.get("request_timeout") is not None
+                else timeout_duration
+            )
             try:
-                value: Final = await asyncio.wait_for(func(*args, **kwargs), timeout=timeout_duration)
+                value: Final = await asyncio.wait_for(func(*args, **kwargs), timeout=local_timeout_duration)
                 return value
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 model: Final = args[0] if len(args) > 0 else kwargs["model"]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_timeout.py b/tests/unit/test_timeout.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6656c20e9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_timeout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""Unit tests for litellm.timeout decorator."""
+
+import asyncio
+import time
+from typing import Final
+
+import pytest
+
+from litellm.exceptions import Timeout
+from litellm.timeout import timeout
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("timeout_arg", ["request_timeout", "force_timeout"])
+async def test_async_timeout_decorator_respects_per_call_timeout(timeout_arg: str):
+    """An async function decorated with a large timeout must respect a shorter per-call timeout."""
+
+    @timeout(timeout_duration=5.0)
+    async def slow_async_func(**kwargs):
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+        return "ok"
+
+    start_time: Final = time.monotonic()
+    kwargs = {timeout_arg: 0.05, "model": "test-model"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(Timeout) as exc_info:
+        await slow_async_func(**kwargs)
+
+    elapsed: Final = time.monotonic() - start_time
+    assert elapsed < 0.3, f"Call waited {elapsed}s instead of respecting {timeout_arg}=0.05"
+    assert "0.05 second(s)" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_timeout_decorator_extends_duration_with_per_call_timeout():
+    """An async function with a small default timeout must not time out if request_timeout gives more time."""
+
+    @timeout(timeout_duration=0.05)
+    async def moderately_slow_async_func(**kwargs):
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+        return "completed"
+
+    result = await moderately_slow_async_func(request_timeout=1.0, model="test-model")
+    assert result == "completed"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_timeout_decorator_handles_none_force_timeout():
+    """Passing force_timeout=None should not break timeout_duration fallback."""
+
+    @timeout(timeout_duration=0.05)
+    async def slow_async_func(**kwargs):
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+        return "ok"
+
+    with pytest.raises(Timeout) as exc_info:
+        await slow_async_func(force_timeout=None, model="test-model")
+
+    assert "0.05 second(s)" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_sync_timeout_decorator_respects_per_call_timeout():
+    """A sync function decorated with a large timeout must respect a shorter per-call timeout."""
+
+    @timeout(timeout_duration=5.0)
+    def slow_sync_func(**kwargs):
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+        return "ok"
+
+    start_time: Final = time.monotonic()
+    with pytest.raises(Timeout) as exc_info:
+        slow_sync_func(request_timeout=0.05, model="test-model")
+
+    elapsed: Final = time.monotonic() - start_time
+    assert elapsed < 0.3, f"Call waited {elapsed}s instead of respecting request_timeout=0.05"
+    assert "0.05 second(s)" in str(exc_info.value)