diff --git a/homelab-ai-bot/llm.py b/homelab-ai-bot/llm.py
index fd9ff3d2..9c9918de 100644
--- a/homelab-ai-bot/llm.py
+++ b/homelab-ai-bot/llm.py
@@ -204,7 +204,18 @@ def _call_openrouter(messages: list, api_key: str, use_tools: bool = True,
     if use_ollama:
         url = f"{OLLAMA_BASE}/v1/chat/completions"
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
-        timeout = 180
+        timeout = 120
+        for msg in reversed(payload.get("messages", [])):
+            if msg.get("role") == "user":
+                content = msg.get("content", "")
+                if isinstance(content, str) and "/no_think" not in content:
+                    msg["content"] = content + " /no_think"
+                elif isinstance(content, list):
+                    for item in content:
+                        if item.get("type") == "text" and "/no_think" not in item.get("text", ""):
+                            item["text"] = item["text"] + " /no_think"
+                            break
+                break
     else:
         url = f"{OPENROUTER_BASE}/chat/completions"
         headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}