diff --git a/apps/web/src/api/assets.ts b/apps/web/src/api/assets.ts
index d88b03861..f1cb8bb37 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/api/assets.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/api/assets.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export const uploadAsset = async (
 ): Promise<{ storage_key: string; ingest_job_id: string; url: string }> => {
   const response = await apiClient.post('/upload', formData, {
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data' },
+    timeout: 30 * 60 * 1000,
   });
   return response.data;
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/ProjectAssets.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/ProjectAssets.tsx
index f0950f79e..f8125b2fd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/ProjectAssets.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/ProjectAssets.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ const ProjectAssets: React.FC = () => {
     queryKey: ['assets', libraryId],
     queryFn: () => getAssets(libraryId),
     enabled: !!libraryId,
-    refetchInterval: 3000,
+    retry: 3,
+    retryDelay: (attemptIndex) => Math.min(1000 * 2 ** attemptIndex, 5000),
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
   });
 
   const ingestJobQuery = useQuery({