diff --git a/backend/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.js b/backend/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.js
index 3271546a..943a1b56 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.js
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ export class LNDWebSocketClient {
         this.subscribeToInvoice = (options, selectedNode, rHash) => {
             rHash = rHash?.replace(/\+/g, '-')?.replace(/[/]/g, '_');
             this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Subscribing to Invoice ' + rHash + ' ..' });
-            options.url = selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/invoices/subscribe/' + rHash;
+            // Copy the options: the caller may pass the session-cached object, and the
+            // long poll needs an unbounded timeout without leaking it to other calls.
+            options = { ...options, url: selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/invoices/subscribe/' + rHash, timeout: 0 };
             request(options).then((msg) => {
                 this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Invoice Information Received for ' + rHash });
                 if (typeof msg === 'string') {
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ export class LNDWebSocketClient {
         };
         this.subscribeToPayment = (options, selectedNode, paymentHash) => {
             this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Subscribing to Payment ' + paymentHash + ' ..' });
-            options.url = selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/router/track/' + paymentHash;
+            // Copy the options: the long poll needs an unbounded timeout without
+            // leaking it to other calls sharing the object.
+            options = { ...options, url: selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/router/track/' + paymentHash, timeout: 0 };
             request(options).then((msg) => {
                 this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Payment Information Received for ' + paymentHash });
                 msg['type'] = 'payment';
diff --git a/backend/utils/request.js b/backend/utils/request.js
index 9506a90e..72a776f4 100644
--- a/backend/utils/request.js
+++ b/backend/utils/request.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ const buildConfig = (options, method) => {
         // Bound hung upstreams; 10 minutes accommodates the slowest legitimate
         // operations (LND's /v2/router/send streams up to timeout_seconds=600 and
         // slow CLN channel operations get req.setTimeout(600000) upstream).
-        timeout: 600000
+        // Callers can override per request; 0 disables the bound entirely, which
+        // the LND invoice/payment subscription streams need (open until settled).
+        timeout: options.timeout !== null && options.timeout !== undefined ? options.timeout : 600000
     };
     if (options.baseUrl) {
         config.baseURL = options.baseUrl;
diff --git a/server/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.ts b/server/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.ts
index c4434d3e..ef3a791b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/lnd/webSocketClient.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ export class LNDWebSocketClient {
   public subscribeToInvoice = (options: any, selectedNode: SelectedNode, rHash: string) => {
     rHash = rHash?.replace(/\+/g, '-')?.replace(/[/]/g, '_');
     this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Subscribing to Invoice ' + rHash + ' ..' });
-    options.url = selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/invoices/subscribe/' + rHash;
+    // Copy the options: the caller may pass the session-cached object, and the
+    // long poll needs an unbounded timeout without leaking it to other calls.
+    options = { ...options, url: selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/invoices/subscribe/' + rHash, timeout: 0 };
     request(options).then((msg) => {
       this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Invoice Information Received for ' + rHash });
       if (typeof msg === 'string') {
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ export class LNDWebSocketClient {
 
   public subscribeToPayment = (options: any, selectedNode: SelectedNode, paymentHash: string) => {
     this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Subscribing to Payment ' + paymentHash + ' ..' });
-    options.url = selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/router/track/' + paymentHash;
+    // Copy the options: the long poll needs an unbounded timeout without
+    // leaking it to other calls sharing the object.
+    options = { ...options, url: selectedNode.settings.lnServerUrl + '/v2/router/track/' + paymentHash, timeout: 0 };
     request(options).then((msg) => {
       this.logger.log({ selectedNode: selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'WebSocketClient', msg: 'Payment Information Received for ' + paymentHash });
       msg['type'] = 'payment';
diff --git a/server/utils/request.ts b/server/utils/request.ts
index 9114aa90..38ea1cdd 100644
--- a/server/utils/request.ts
+++ b/server/utils/request.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const buildConfig = (options, method: string) => {
     // Bound hung upstreams; 10 minutes accommodates the slowest legitimate
     // operations (LND's /v2/router/send streams up to timeout_seconds=600 and
     // slow CLN channel operations get req.setTimeout(600000) upstream).
-    timeout: 600000
+    // Callers can override per request; 0 disables the bound entirely, which
+    // the LND invoice/payment subscription streams need (open until settled).
+    timeout: options.timeout !== null && options.timeout !== undefined ? options.timeout : 600000
   };
   if (options.baseUrl) { config.baseURL = options.baseUrl; }
   if (options.qs && Object.keys(options.qs).length > 0) { config.params = options.qs; }