diff --git a/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py b/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py
index b7c7212cf46..aaee07f0eab 100644
--- a/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py
+++ b/dev/deploy-to-container/settings_local.py
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@
             access_key="minio_root",
             secret_key="minio_pass",
             security_token=None,
-            client_config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
+            client_config=botocore.config.Config(
+                signature_version="s3v4",
+                connect_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
+                read_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT,
+                retries={"total_max_attempts": BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS},
+            ),
             verify=False,
             bucket_name=f"test-{storagename}",
         ),
diff --git a/dev/diff/settings_local.py b/dev/diff/settings_local.py
index 8940d0b87f6..c52ee6d8abb 100644
--- a/dev/diff/settings_local.py
+++ b/dev/diff/settings_local.py
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@
             access_key="minio_root",
             secret_key="minio_pass",
             security_token=None,
-            client_config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
+            client_config=botocore.config.Config(
+                signature_version="s3v4",
+                connect_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
+                read_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT,
+                retries={"total_max_attempts": BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS},
+            ),
             verify=False,
             bucket_name=f"test-{storagename}",
         ),
diff --git a/dev/tests/settings_local.py b/dev/tests/settings_local.py
index aa4fb6550ac..db1676d4847 100644
--- a/dev/tests/settings_local.py
+++ b/dev/tests/settings_local.py
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@
             access_key="minio_root",
             secret_key="minio_pass",
             security_token=None,
-            client_config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
+            client_config=botocore.config.Config(
+                signature_version="s3v4",
+                connect_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
+                read_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT,
+                retries={"total_max_attempts": BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS},
+            ),
             verify=False,
             bucket_name=f"test-{storagename}",
         ),
diff --git a/docker/configs/settings_local.py b/docker/configs/settings_local.py
index 7f3d180737f..73a625ea3c4 100644
--- a/docker/configs/settings_local.py
+++ b/docker/configs/settings_local.py
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@
             access_key="minio_root",
             secret_key="minio_pass",
             security_token=None,
-            client_config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
+            client_config=botocore.confg.Config(
+                signature_version="s3v4",
+                connect_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
+                read_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT,
+                retries={"total_max_attempts": BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS},
+            ),
             verify=False,
             bucket_name=storagename,
         ),
diff --git a/ietf/settings.py b/ietf/settings.py
index 9d0ab263867..faee42237c5 100644
--- a/ietf/settings.py
+++ b/ietf/settings.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@
 
 ENABLE_BLOBSTORAGE = True
 
+BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 1
+BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 2
+BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT = 2
+
 WSGI_APPLICATION = "ietf.wsgi.application"
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = ( 'ietf.ietfauth.backends.CaseInsensitiveModelBackend', )
diff --git a/ietf/settings_test.py b/ietf/settings_test.py
index 9240f72ccca..9cdb4350971 100755
--- a/ietf/settings_test.py
+++ b/ietf/settings_test.py
@@ -123,7 +123,12 @@ def tempdir_with_cleanup(**kwargs):
             access_key=_blob_store_access_key,
             secret_key=_blob_store_secret_key,
             security_token=None,
-            client_config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
+            client_config=botocore.config.Config(
+                signature_version="s3v4",
+                connect_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
+                read_timeout=BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT,
+                retries={"total_max_attempts": BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS},
+            ),
             bucket_name=f"{_blob_store_bucket_prefix}{storagename}",
             ietf_log_blob_timing=_blob_store_enable_profiling,
         ),
diff --git a/k8s/settings_local.py b/k8s/settings_local.py
index 7728459aa59..8f89894d1c9 100644
--- a/k8s/settings_local.py
+++ b/k8s/settings_local.py
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@ def _multiline_to_list(s):
 _blob_store_enable_profiling = (
     os.environ.get("DATATRACKER_BLOB_STORE_ENABLE_PROFILING", "false").lower() == "true"
 )
+_blob_store_max_attempts = (
+    os.environ.get("DATATRACKER_BLOB_STORE_MAX_ATTEMPTS", BLOBSTORAGE_MAX_ATTEMPTS)
+)
+_blob_store_connect_timeout = (
+    os.environ.get("DATATRACKER_BLOB_STORE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT", BLOBSTORAGE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+)
+_blob_store_read_timeout = (
+    os.environ.get("DATATRACKER_BLOB_STORE_READ_TIMEOUT", BLOBSTORAGE_READ_TIMEOUT)
+)
 try:
     from ietf.settings import MORE_STORAGE_NAMES
 except ImportError:
@@ -331,7 +340,12 @@ def _multiline_to_list(s):
                 access_key=_blob_store_access_key,
                 secret_key=_blob_store_secret_key,
                 security_token=None,
-                client_config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
+                client_config=botocore.config.Config(
+                    signature_version="s3v4",
+                    connect_timeout=_blob_store_connect_timeout,
+                    read_timeout=_blob_store_read_timeout,
+                    retries={"total_max_attempts": _blob_store_max_attempts},
+                ),
                 bucket_name=f"{_blob_store_bucket_prefix}{storage_name}".strip(),
                 ietf_log_blob_timing=_blob_store_enable_profiling,
             ),