diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/amithkoujalgi/ollama4j/core/OllamaAPI.java b/src/main/java/io/github/amithkoujalgi/ollama4j/core/OllamaAPI.java
index a901b7d..dc5dc65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/amithkoujalgi/ollama4j/core/OllamaAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/amithkoujalgi/ollama4j/core/OllamaAPI.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class OllamaAPI {
 
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OllamaAPI.class);
   private final String host;
-  private long requestTimeoutSeconds = 3;
+  private final long requestTimeoutSeconds = 3;
   private boolean verbose = false;
 
   /**