diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 0edd4af7b0..d0c04b3773 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -1593,6 +1593,14 @@ export class Config implements McpContext, AgentLoopContext {
       this.setModel(DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO);
     }
 
+    // Fetch admin controls
+    const experiments = await this.experimentsPromise;
+
+    const requestTimeoutMs = this.getRequestTimeoutMs();
+    if (requestTimeoutMs !== undefined) {
+      updateGlobalFetchTimeouts(requestTimeoutMs);
+    }
+
     const adminControlsEnabled =
       experiments?.flags[ExperimentFlags.ENABLE_ADMIN_CONTROLS]?.boolValue ??
       false;