diff --git a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/repository_service.rb b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/repository_service.rb
index bf5a491e28d605a2c43c916bb45f21e156f60cbd..498187997e175b5e344da99f1e27ad215be3fe1a 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/repository_service.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/gitaly_client/repository_service.rb
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def rebase_in_progress?(rebase_id)
           :repository_service,
           :is_rebase_in_progress,
           request,
-          timeout: GitalyClient.default_timeout
+          timeout: GitalyClient.fast_timeout
         )
 
         response.in_progress
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def squash_in_progress?(squash_id)
           :repository_service,
           :is_squash_in_progress,
           request,
-          timeout: GitalyClient.default_timeout
+          timeout: GitalyClient.fast_timeout
         )
 
         response.in_progress