diff --git a/server/reflector/llm/base.py b/server/reflector/llm/base.py
index accd738a..0f2c91c7 100644
--- a/server/reflector/llm/base.py
+++ b/server/reflector/llm/base.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class LLM:
         name = self.__class__.__name__
         logger.info(f"LLM[{name}] warming up...")
         try:
-            await retry(self._warmup)(logger=logger)
+            await self._warmup(logger=logger)
             duration = monotonic() - start
             logger.info(f"LLM[{name}] warmup took {duration:.2f} seconds")
         except Exception:
diff --git a/server/reflector/llm/llm_modal.py b/server/reflector/llm/llm_modal.py
index 63ebc67c..a1c9c61b 100644
--- a/server/reflector/llm/llm_modal.py
+++ b/server/reflector/llm/llm_modal.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ModalLLM(LLM):
             response = await client.post(
                 self.llm_warmup_url,
                 headers=self.headers,
-                timeout=self.timeout,
+                timeout=60**5,
             )
             response.raise_for_status()