diff --git a/modules/rsocials/components/folk-campaign-wizard.ts b/modules/rsocials/components/folk-campaign-wizard.ts
index 09dbbe3..d12abef 100644
--- a/modules/rsocials/components/folk-campaign-wizard.ts
+++ b/modules/rsocials/components/folk-campaign-wizard.ts
@@ -133,17 +133,28 @@ export class FolkCampaignWizard extends HTMLElement {
 		return `/${encodeURIComponent(this._space)}/rsocials`;
 	}
 
-	private async apiFetch(path: string, opts: RequestInit = {}): Promise<Response> {
+	private async apiFetch(path: string, opts: RequestInit & { timeoutMs?: number } = {}): Promise<Response> {
 		let token = '';
 		try { const s = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('encryptid_session') || ''); token = s.accessToken || ''; } catch {}
-		return fetch(`${this.basePath}${path}`, {
-			...opts,
-			headers: {
-				'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-				...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),
-				...(opts.headers || {}),
-			},
-		});
+		const { timeoutMs = 120_000, ...fetchOpts } = opts;
+		const controller = new AbortController();
+		const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs);
+		try {
+			return await fetch(`${this.basePath}${path}`, {
+				...fetchOpts,
+				signal: controller.signal,
+				headers: {
+					'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+					...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),
+					...(fetchOpts.headers || {}),
+				},
+			});
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			if (e.name === 'AbortError') throw new Error('Request timed out — please try again');
+			throw e;
+		} finally {
+			clearTimeout(timer);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private async loadWizard(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/modules/rsocials/mod.ts b/modules/rsocials/mod.ts
index b70ec57..07de488 100644
--- a/modules/rsocials/mod.ts
+++ b/modules/rsocials/mod.ts
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ routes.post("/api/campaign/wizard/:id/content", async (c) => {
 	const { GoogleGenerativeAI } = await import("@google/generative-ai");
 	const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(GEMINI_API_KEY);
 	const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({
-		model: "gemini-2.5-pro",
+		model: "gemini-2.5-flash",
 		generationConfig: { responseMimeType: "application/json" } as any,
 	});