diff --git a/src/multi_swarm/llm/client.py b/src/multi_swarm/llm/client.py
index f7c58cb..2d39bd6 100644
--- a/src/multi_swarm/llm/client.py
+++ b/src/multi_swarm/llm/client.py
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@ class LLMClient:
             ModelTier.C: model_tier_c,
             ModelTier.D: model_tier_d,
         }
-        self._client = OpenAI(api_key=openrouter_api_key, base_url=openrouter_base_url)
+        # Timeout esplicito (60s) per prevenire hang infinito su connessioni
+        # stallate. Tenacity retry su APITimeoutError gestisce il recovery.
+        self._client = OpenAI(
+            api_key=openrouter_api_key,
+            base_url=openrouter_base_url,
+            timeout=60.0,
+        )
 
     @retry(
         stop=stop_after_attempt(5),