diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index ec09efa..d39d80f 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
   app.get("/api/ml/stats", async (req, res) => {
     try {
       const controller = new AbortController();
-      const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000);
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 15000);
 
       const response = await fetch(`${ML_BACKEND_URL}/stats`, {
         headers: getMLBackendHeaders(),
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
       const data = await response.json();
       res.json(data);
     } catch (error: any) {
+      console.warn(`[ML Stats] Fallback to database - ML Backend error: ${error.message || error.code || 'unknown'}`);
       try {
         const latestTraining = await db
           .select()