diff --git a/pkg/query-service/app/server.go b/pkg/query-service/app/server.go
index 77ab3fc9b9..b2fbe2df5a 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/app/server.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/app/server.go
@@ -242,8 +242,14 @@ func (s *Server) analyticsMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 func setTimeoutMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), constants.ContextTimeout*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
+		ctx := r.Context()
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		// check if route is not excluded
+		url := r.URL.Path
+		if _, ok := constants.TimeoutExcludedRoutes[url]; !ok {
+			ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), constants.ContextTimeout*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+		}
 
 		r = r.WithContext(ctx)
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
diff --git a/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go b/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go
index 8f590d81ba..e5e727de0b 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ const (
 	SIGNOZ_TIMESERIES_TABLENAME = "time_series_v2"
 )
 
+var TimeoutExcludedRoutes = map[string]bool{
+	"/api/v1/logs/tail": true,
+}
+
 // alert related constants
 const (
 	// AlertHelpPage is used in case default alert repo url is not set