diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 6caeddbe3..d93b405b1 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@ soc:
                 folder: securityonion-normalized
         assistant:
           apiUrl: https://onionai.securityonion.net
+          healthTimeoutSeconds: 3
         salt:
           queueDir: /opt/sensoroni/queue
           timeoutMs: 45000
diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index 4af20d444..aaa01b5c6 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ soc:
             description: The URL of the AI gateway.
             advanced: True
             global: True
+          healthTimeoutSeconds:
+            description: Timeout in seconds for the Onion AI health check.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
       client:
         assistant:
           enabled: