diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation_cookbook_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation_cookbook_tests.yml
index f0253c3918..b45e891cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation_cookbook_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation_cookbook_tests.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -U ipython nbconvert
+      - name: Install opik
+        run: pip install sdks/python
       - name: Prepare env variables
         run: |
           directory=$(dirname -- "${NOTEBOOK_TO_TEST}")
diff --git a/sdks/python/src/opik/api_objects/opik_client.py b/sdks/python/src/opik/api_objects/opik_client.py
index 4d9839e441..177af477c0 100644
--- a/sdks/python/src/opik/api_objects/opik_client.py
+++ b/sdks/python/src/opik/api_objects/opik_client.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 )
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
+OPIK_API_REQUESTS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 
 class Opik:
     def __init__(
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def _initialize_streamer(
             base_url=base_url,
             httpx_client=httpx_client_,
         )
+        self._rest_client._client_wrapper._timeout = OPIK_API_REQUESTS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS # See https://github.com/fern-api/fern/issues/5321
         rest_client_configurator.configure(self._rest_client)
         self._streamer = streamer_constructors.construct_online_streamer(
             n_consumers=workers,