diff --git a/backend/services/acme.go b/backend/services/acme.go
index 18ffa15..82ff489 100644
--- a/backend/services/acme.go
+++ b/backend/services/acme.go
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ func GetACMECertificate(cert *config.Certificate, cfg *config.Config) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create DNS provider: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		// Use custom DNS timeout for better reliability
 		if err := client.Challenge.SetDNS01Provider(provider,
 			dns01.AddRecursiveNameservers(dns01.ParseNameservers([]string{"8.8.8.8:53", "1.1.1.1:53"})),
+			dns01.AddDNSTimeout(15*time.Second),
 		); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set DNS-01 provider: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -149,8 +152,11 @@ func RenewCertificate(cert *config.Certificate, cfg *config.Config) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create DNS provider: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		// Use custom DNS timeout for better reliability
 		if err := client.Challenge.SetDNS01Provider(provider,
 			dns01.AddRecursiveNameservers(dns01.ParseNameservers([]string{"8.8.8.8:53", "1.1.1.1:53"})),
+			dns01.AddDNSTimeout(15*time.Second),
 		); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set DNS-01 provider: %v", err)
 		}