diff --git a/config/nutgram.php b/config/nutgram.php
index 75550a7..601ef12 100644
--- a/config/nutgram.php
+++ b/config/nutgram.php
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ return [
     'config' => [
         // Baota PHP curl is often built without nghttp2; Guzzle HTTP/2 then fatals.
         'enable_http2' => (bool) env('NUTGRAM_ENABLE_HTTP2', false),
+        // Match TelegramNotifier sendMessage (15s). Default 5s dies when
+        // api.telegram.org TLS/IPv6 is slow; getChatMember then looks like "not admin".
+        'timeout' => (int) env('NUTGRAM_TIMEOUT', 15),
     ],
 
     // Set if the service provider should automatically load