diff --git a/internal/api/handler/default.go b/internal/api/handler/default.go
index 1e4836d04..9a5cebb32 100644
--- a/internal/api/handler/default.go
+++ b/internal/api/handler/default.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func (m ArcDefaultHandler) postTransaction(ctx echo.Context, params api.POSTTran
 // POSTTransaction ...
 func (m ArcDefaultHandler) POSTTransaction(ctx echo.Context, params api.POSTTransactionParams) (err error) {
 	timeout := m.defaultTimeout
-	if params.XMaxTimeout != nil && *params.XMaxTimeout < metamorph.MaxTimeout {
+	if params.XMaxTimeout != nil && *params.XMaxTimeout <= metamorph.MaxTimeout {
 		timeout = time.Second * time.Duration(*params.XMaxTimeout)
 	}
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (m ArcDefaultHandler) postTransactions(ctx echo.Context, params api.POSTTra
 // POSTTransactions ...
 func (m ArcDefaultHandler) POSTTransactions(ctx echo.Context, params api.POSTTransactionsParams) (err error) {
 	timeout := m.defaultTimeout
-	if params.XMaxTimeout != nil && *params.XMaxTimeout < metamorph.MaxTimeout {
+	if params.XMaxTimeout != nil && *params.XMaxTimeout <= metamorph.MaxTimeout {
 		timeout = time.Second * time.Duration(*params.XMaxTimeout)
 	}