diff --git a/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md b/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md
index 2fd34f973..0857e7f63 100644
--- a/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md
+++ b/docs/docs/documentation/getting-started/installation/backend-config.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ For custom mapping variables (e.g. OPENAI_CUSTOM_HEADERS) you should pass values
 | OPENAI_ENABLE_IMAGE_SERVICES                      |  True   | Whether to enable OpenAI image services, such as creating recipes via image. Leave this enabled unless your custom model doesn't support it, or you want to reduce costs     |
 | OPENAI_WORKERS                                    |    2    | Number of OpenAI workers per request. Higher values may increase processing speed, but will incur additional API costs                                                       |
 | OPENAI_SEND_DATABASE_DATA                         |  True   | Whether to send Mealie data to OpenAI to improve request accuracy. This will incur additional API costs                                                                      |
-| OPENAI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT                            |   60    | The number of seconds to wait for an OpenAI request to complete before cancelling the request. Leave this empty unless you're running into timeout issues on slower hardware |
+| OPENAI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT                            |   300   | The number of seconds to wait for an OpenAI request to complete before cancelling the request. Leave this empty unless you're running into timeout issues on slower hardware |
 
 ### Theming
 
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/settings.py b/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
index c388c813a..1f30fdf14 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class AppSettings(AppLoggingSettings):
     Sending database data may increase accuracy in certain requests,
     but will incur additional API costs
     """
-    OPENAI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: int = 60
+    OPENAI_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: int = 300
     """
     The number of seconds to wait for an OpenAI request to complete before cancelling the request
     """
diff --git a/mealie/services/openai/openai.py b/mealie/services/openai/openai.py
index e94aedc3b..0919a6367 100644
--- a/mealie/services/openai/openai.py
+++ b/mealie/services/openai/openai.py
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ class OpenAIService(BaseService):
             )
         return "\n".join(content_parts)
 
-    async def _get_raw_response(
-        self, prompt: str, content: list[dict], temperature=0.2, force_json_response=True
-    ) -> ChatCompletion:
+    async def _get_raw_response(self, prompt: str, content: list[dict], force_json_response=True) -> ChatCompletion:
         client = self.get_client()
         return await client.chat.completions.create(
             messages=[
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ class OpenAIService(BaseService):
                 },
             ],
             model=self.model,
-            temperature=temperature,
             response_format={"type": "json_object"} if force_json_response else NOT_GIVEN,
         )
 
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ class OpenAIService(BaseService):
         message: str,
         *,
         images: list[OpenAIImageBase] | None = None,
-        temperature=0.2,
         force_json_response=True,
     ) -> str | None:
         """Send data to OpenAI and return the response message content"""
@@ -174,7 +170,7 @@ class OpenAIService(BaseService):
             for image in images or []:
                 user_messages.append(image.build_message())
 
-            response = await self._get_raw_response(prompt, user_messages, temperature, force_json_response)
+            response = await self._get_raw_response(prompt, user_messages, force_json_response)
             if not response.choices:
                 return None
             return response.choices[0].message.content