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
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/claudetool/bash_test.go b/claudetool/bash_test.go
index 5091e84..45dd4fe 100644
--- a/claudetool/bash_test.go
+++ b/claudetool/bash_test.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 			Background: false,
 		}
 		fgTimeout := foreground.timeout()
-		expectedFg := 1 * time.Minute
+		expectedFg := 10 * time.Second
 		if fgTimeout != expectedFg {
 			t.Errorf("Expected foreground default timeout to be %v, got %v", expectedFg, fgTimeout)
 		}