diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f837f01..8a6b75d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ Conversation options are represented as features. They can be configured from Ap
 | `callback_timeout_hour` | The timeout for a callback in hours. Set 0 to disable. | `int` | 3 |
 | `phone_silence_timeout_sec` | Amount of silence in secs to trigger a warning message from the assistant. | `int` | 20 |
 | `recognition_retry_max` | TThe maximum number of retries for voice recognition. Minimum of 1. | `int` | 3 |
+| `recognition_stt_complete_timeout_ms` | The timeout for STT completion in milliseconds. | `int` | 100 |
 | `recording_enabled` | Whether call recording is enabled. | `bool` | false |
 | `slow_llm_for_chat` | Whether to use the slow LLM for chat. | `bool` | false |
 | `vad_cutoff_timeout_ms` | The cutoff timeout for voice activity detection in milliseconds. | `int` | 250 |
diff --git a/app/helpers/call_llm.py b/app/helpers/call_llm.py
index 0b9ff67a..5c6ef009 100644
--- a/app/helpers/call_llm.py
+++ b/app/helpers/call_llm.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     answer_hard_timeout_sec,
     answer_soft_timeout_sec,
     phone_silence_timeout_sec,
+    recognition_stt_complete_timeout_ms,
     vad_cutoff_timeout_ms,
     vad_silence_timeout_ms,
 )
@@ -260,7 +261,10 @@ async def _response_callback(_retry: bool = False) -> None:
 
             # Wait the complete recognition for 50ms maximum
             try:
-                await asyncio.wait_for(stt_complete_gate.wait(), timeout=0.05)
+                await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    stt_complete_gate.wait(),
+                    timeout=await recognition_stt_complete_timeout_ms(scheduler) / 1000,
+                )
             except TimeoutError:
                 logger.debug("Complete recognition timeout, using partial recognition")
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/features.py b/app/helpers/features.py
index 1aeb409d..84658683 100644
--- a/app/helpers/features.py
+++ b/app/helpers/features.py
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ async def recognition_retry_max(scheduler: Scheduler) -> int:
     )
 
 
+async def recognition_stt_complete_timeout_ms(scheduler: Scheduler) -> int:
+    """
+    The timeout for STT completion in milliseconds.
+    """
+    return await _default(
+        default=100,
+        key="recognition_stt_complete_timeout_ms",
+        scheduler=scheduler,
+        type_res=int,
+    )
+
+
 async def _default(  # noqa: PLR0913
     default: T,
     key: str,
diff --git a/cicd/bicep/app.bicep b/cicd/bicep/app.bicep
index e30b9262..60d42066 100644
--- a/cicd/bicep/app.bicep
+++ b/cicd/bicep/app.bicep
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ resource configValues 'Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/keyValues@
     callback_timeout_hour: 3
     phone_silence_timeout_sec: 20
     recognition_retry_max: 2
+    recognition_stt_complete_timeout_ms: 100
     recording_enabled: false
     slow_llm_for_chat: false
     vad_cutoff_timeout_ms: 250