diff --git a/internal/monitoring/monitor_optimized.go b/internal/monitoring/monitor_optimized.go
index c96e5c94d..aa4b67c68 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/monitor_optimized.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/monitor_optimized.go
@@ -480,7 +480,17 @@ func (m *Monitor) pollStorageWithNodesOptimized(ctx context.Context, instanceNam
 			// Fetch storage for this node
 			nodeStorage, err := client.GetStorage(ctx, n.Node)
 			if err != nil {
-				// Log more details about the failure
+				// Handle timeout gracefully - unavailable storage (e.g., NFS mounts) can cause this
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "deadline exceeded") {
+					log.Warn().
+						Str("node", n.Node).
+						Str("instance", instanceName).
+						Msg("Storage query timed out - likely due to unavailable storage mounts. Continuing without storage data for this node.")
+					// Return empty storage list but don't fail the node
+					resultChan <- nodeResult{node: n.Node, storage: []models.Storage{}}
+					return
+				}
+				// For other errors, log as error
 				log.Error().
 					Err(err).
 					Str("node", n.Node).
diff --git a/pkg/proxmox/client.go b/pkg/proxmox/client.go
index 8af00fa7f..a159c8f00 100644
--- a/pkg/proxmox/client.go
+++ b/pkg/proxmox/client.go
@@ -556,11 +556,12 @@ func (c *Client) GetContainers(ctx context.Context, node string) ([]Container, e
 // GetStorage returns storage information for a specific node
 func (c *Client) GetStorage(ctx context.Context, node string) ([]Storage, error) {
 	// Storage queries can take longer on large clusters or slow storage backends
-	// Create a new context with extended timeout if the original doesn't have one
+	// Create a new context with shorter timeout for storage API calls
+	// Storage endpoints can hang when NFS/network storage is unavailable
 	storageCtx := ctx
-	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > 120*time.Second {
+	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > 15*time.Second {
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
-		storageCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 120*time.Second)
+		storageCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 	}
 	
@@ -584,11 +585,12 @@ func (c *Client) GetStorage(ctx context.Context, node string) ([]Storage, error)
 // GetAllStorage returns storage information across all nodes
 func (c *Client) GetAllStorage(ctx context.Context) ([]Storage, error) {
 	// Storage queries can take longer on large clusters
-	// Create a new context with extended timeout if the original doesn't have one
+	// Create a new context with shorter timeout for storage API calls
+	// Storage endpoints can hang when NFS/network storage is unavailable
 	storageCtx := ctx
-	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > 120*time.Second {
+	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > 15*time.Second {
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
-		storageCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 120*time.Second)
+		storageCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 	}
 	
@@ -677,11 +679,12 @@ func (c *Client) GetBackupTasks(ctx context.Context) ([]Task, error) {
 // GetStorageContent returns the content of a specific storage
 func (c *Client) GetStorageContent(ctx context.Context, node, storage string) ([]StorageContent, error) {
 	// Storage content queries can take longer on large storages
-	// Create a new context with extended timeout if the original doesn't have one
+	// Create a new context with shorter timeout for storage API calls
+	// Storage endpoints can hang when NFS/network storage is unavailable
 	storageCtx := ctx
-	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > 120*time.Second {
+	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > 15*time.Second {
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
-		storageCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 120*time.Second)
+		storageCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 	}