diff --git a/src/main/java/com/scanoss/rest/ScanApi.java b/src/main/java/com/scanoss/rest/ScanApi.java
index 41318c2..caa9f29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/scanoss/rest/ScanApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/scanoss/rest/ScanApi.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ private ScanApi(String scanType, Duration timeout, Integer retryLimit, String ur
         if (okHttpClient == null) {
             OkHttpClient.Builder okBuilder = new OkHttpClient.Builder();
             okBuilder.callTimeout(this.timeout);  // Set default timeout
+            okBuilder.readTimeout(Duration.ZERO);  // No read timeout; overall request is bounded by callTimeout
             // Build the HTTP client with a custom certificate (ignoring hostname verification)
             if (customCert != null && ! customCert.isEmpty()) {
                 HandshakeCertificates certificates = new HandshakeCertificates.Builder()