diff --git a/Dockers/iptv-filter/main.py b/Dockers/iptv-filter/main.py
index 00feb1f..0629828 100644
--- a/Dockers/iptv-filter/main.py
+++ b/Dockers/iptv-filter/main.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ SOURCE_URL = base64.b64decode(ENCODED_SOURCE_URL).decode('utf-8') if ENCODED_SOU
 PORT = int(os.environ.get('PORT', 8000))
 M3U8_DIR = '/m3u8'
 LOCAL_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(M3U8_DIR, 'playlist.m3u8')
+# Set a long timeout (10 minutes) for downloading large M3U8 files
+DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = 600  # seconds
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ def download_m3u8():
         # Ensure the directory exists
         os.makedirs(M3U8_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
-        print(f"{datetime.now()} - Downloading M3U8 from source")
-        response = requests.get(SOURCE_URL, timeout=30)
+        print(f"{datetime.now()} - Downloading M3U8 from source (timeout: {DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT}s)")
+        response = requests.get(SOURCE_URL, timeout=DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT)
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
             with open(LOCAL_FILE_PATH, 'wb') as f:
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ def download_m3u8():
         else:
             print(f"{datetime.now()} - Failed to download M3U8. Status code: {response.status_code}")
             return False
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        print(f"{datetime.now()} - Timeout error: The request took longer than {DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT} seconds")
+        return False
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"{datetime.now()} - Error downloading M3U8: {str(e)}")
         return False