diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-4627 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-4627
index 6f6a00098..e9c66c175 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/issue-4627
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-4627
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/1523
 https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4520
 https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4800
 https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4784
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4844
diff --git a/internal/backend/http_transport.go b/internal/backend/http_transport.go
index 19613e810..5162d3571 100644
--- a/internal/backend/http_transport.go
+++ b/internal/backend/http_transport.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func Transport(opts TransportOptions) (http.RoundTripper, error) {
 	}
 
 	if feature.Flag.Enabled(feature.BackendErrorRedesign) {
-		rt = newWatchdogRoundtripper(rt, 120*time.Second, 128*1024)
+		rt = newWatchdogRoundtripper(rt, 5*time.Minute, 128*1024)
 	}
 
 	// wrap in the debug round tripper (if active)