diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/common/utils/ProxyUtils.java b/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/common/utils/ProxyUtils.java
index 6b9ea2cf7e..4cca5a3aec 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/common/utils/ProxyUtils.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/common/utils/ProxyUtils.java
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ package org.apache.rocketmq.proxy.common.utils;
 
 public class ProxyUtils {
     public static final int MAX_MSG_NUMS_FOR_POP_REQUEST = 32;
+
+    public static final long MAX_CONSUMER_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = Duration.ofSeconds(20).toMillis();
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/connector/ForwardReadConsumer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/connector/ForwardReadConsumer.java
index 1cb9da3a6b..f9bf870321 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/connector/ForwardReadConsumer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/proxy/connector/ForwardReadConsumer.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ForwardReadConsumer extends AbstractForwardClient {
     }
 
     public CompletableFuture<PullResult> pullMessage(String address, PullMessageRequestHeader requestHeader) {
-        return this.pullMessage(address, requestHeader, DEFAULT_MQ_CLIENT_TIMEOUT);
+        return this.pullMessage(address, requestHeader, ProxyUtils.MAX_CONSUMER_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
     }
 
     public CompletableFuture<PullResult> pullMessage(String address, PullMessageRequestHeader requestHeader,