diff --git a/bifrost.go b/bifrost.go
index 64cb0f36a..a3e41e767 100644
--- a/bifrost.go
+++ b/bifrost.go
@@ -32,23 +32,32 @@ type Bifrost struct {
 	account       interfaces.Account
 	providers     []interfaces.Provider // list of processed providers
 	plugins       []interfaces.Plugin
+	configs       map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]interfaces.ProviderConfig
 	requestQueues map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]chan ChannelMessage // provider request queues
 	wg            map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]*sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
-func createProviderFromProviderKey(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelProvider) (interfaces.Provider, error) {
+func createProviderFromProviderKey(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelProvider, config *interfaces.ProviderConfig) (interfaces.Provider, error) {
 	switch providerKey {
 	case interfaces.OpenAI:
-		return providers.NewOpenAIProvider(), nil
+		return providers.NewOpenAIProvider(config), nil
 	case interfaces.Anthropic:
-		return providers.NewAnthropicProvider(), nil
+		return providers.NewAnthropicProvider(config), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported provider: %s", providerKey)
 	}
 }
 
-func (bifrost *Bifrost) prepareProvider(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelProvider) error {
-	provider, err := createProviderFromProviderKey(providerKey)
+func getConfigForProvider(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelProvider, configs map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]interfaces.ProviderConfig) (*interfaces.ProviderConfig, error) {
+	if config, ok := configs[providerKey]; ok {
+		return &config, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no config found for provider: %s", providerKey)
+}
+
+func (bifrost *Bifrost) prepareProvider(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelProvider, config *interfaces.ProviderConfig) error {
+	provider, err := createProviderFromProviderKey(providerKey, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get provider for the given key: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ func (bifrost *Bifrost) prepareProvider(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelPro
 }
 
 // Initializes infinite listening channels for each provider
-func Init(account interfaces.Account, plugins []interfaces.Plugin) (*Bifrost, error) {
+func Init(account interfaces.Account, plugins []interfaces.Plugin, configs map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]interfaces.ProviderConfig) (*Bifrost, error) {
 	bifrost := &Bifrost{account: account, plugins: plugins}
 	bifrost.wg = make(map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]*sync.WaitGroup)
 
@@ -93,7 +102,12 @@ func Init(account interfaces.Account, plugins []interfaces.Plugin) (*Bifrost, er
 
 	// Create buffered channels for each provider and start workers
 	for _, providerKey := range providerKeys {
-		if err := bifrost.prepareProvider(providerKey); err != nil {
+		config, err := getConfigForProvider(providerKey, configs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config for provider: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := bifrost.prepareProvider(providerKey, config); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("failed to prepare provider: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -200,7 +214,12 @@ func (bifrost *Bifrost) GetProviderQueue(providerKey interfaces.SupportedModelPr
 	var exists bool
 
 	if queue, exists = bifrost.requestQueues[providerKey]; !exists {
-		if err := bifrost.prepareProvider(providerKey); err != nil {
+		config, err := getConfigForProvider(providerKey, bifrost.configs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config for provider: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := bifrost.prepareProvider(providerKey, config); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
diff --git a/interfaces/provider.go b/interfaces/provider.go
index 36d7ac094..2eb6313ee 100644
--- a/interfaces/provider.go
+++ b/interfaces/provider.go
@@ -202,6 +202,27 @@ type ImageContent struct {
 // 	return nil
 // }
 
+type NetworkConfig struct {
+	DefaultRequestTimeoutInSeconds int `json:"defaultRequestTimeoutInSeconds"`
+}
+
+type MetaConfig struct {
+	BedrockMetaConfig *BedrockMetaConfig `json:"bedrockMetaConfig"`
+}
+
+type ProviderConfig struct {
+	NetworkConfig NetworkConfig `json:"networkConfig"`
+	MetaConfig    *MetaConfig   `json:"metaConfig"`
+}
+
+type BedrockMetaConfig struct {
+	SecretAccessKey   string            `json:"secretAccessKey"`
+	Region            *string           `json:"region"`
+	SessionToken      *string           `json:"sessionToken"`
+	ARN               *string           `json:"arn"`
+	InferenceProfiles map[string]string `json:"inferenceProfiles"`
+}
+
 // Provider defines the interface for AI model providers
 type Provider interface {
 	GetProviderKey() SupportedModelProvider
diff --git a/providers/anthropic.go b/providers/anthropic.go
index 2ba210787..d181a4d19 100644
--- a/providers/anthropic.go
+++ b/providers/anthropic.go
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ type AnthropicProvider struct {
 }
 
 // NewAnthropicProvider creates a new AnthropicProvider instance
-func NewAnthropicProvider() *AnthropicProvider {
+func NewAnthropicProvider(config *interfaces.ProviderConfig) *AnthropicProvider {
 	return &AnthropicProvider{
-		// @comment let us have this be controllable
-		client: &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
+		client: &http.Client{Timeout: time.Second * time.Duration(config.NetworkConfig.DefaultRequestTimeoutInSeconds)},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/providers/openai.go b/providers/openai.go
index 2c1099aeb..9bcdef267 100644
--- a/providers/openai.go
+++ b/providers/openai.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ type OpenAIProvider struct {
 }
 
 // NewOpenAIProvider creates a new OpenAI provider instance
-func NewOpenAIProvider() *OpenAIProvider {
+func NewOpenAIProvider(config *interfaces.ProviderConfig) *OpenAIProvider {
 	return &OpenAIProvider{
-		client: &http.Client{Timeout: time.Second * 30},
+		client: &http.Client{Timeout: time.Second * time.Duration(config.NetworkConfig.DefaultRequestTimeoutInSeconds)},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/setup.go b/tests/setup.go
index d088ad4f4..a31f6300a 100644
--- a/tests/setup.go
+++ b/tests/setup.go
@@ -44,7 +44,20 @@ func getBifrost() (*bifrost.Bifrost, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	bifrost, err := bifrost.Init(&account, []interfaces.Plugin{plugin})
+	configs := map[interfaces.SupportedModelProvider]interfaces.ProviderConfig{
+		interfaces.OpenAI: {
+			NetworkConfig: interfaces.NetworkConfig{
+				DefaultRequestTimeoutInSeconds: 30,
+			},
+		},
+		interfaces.Anthropic: {
+			NetworkConfig: interfaces.NetworkConfig{
+				DefaultRequestTimeoutInSeconds: 30,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	bifrost, err := bifrost.Init(&account, []interfaces.Plugin{plugin}, configs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}