diff --git a/claudetool/bash.go b/claudetool/bash.go
index 7dec267..f3f0491 100644
--- a/claudetool/bash.go
+++ b/claudetool/bash.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     },
     "timeout": {
       "type": "string",
-      "description": "Timeout as a Go duration string, defaults to 1m if background is false; 10m if background is true"
+      "description": "Timeout as a Go duration string, defaults to 10s if background is false; 10m if background is true"
     },
     "background": {
       "type": "boolean",
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 	if i.Background {
 		return 10 * time.Minute
 	} else {
-		return 1 * time.Minute
+		return 10 * time.Second
 	}
 }