diff --git a/py/services/aria2_downloader.py b/py/services/aria2_downloader.py
index 617cdb9d..0ab07a19 100644
--- a/py/services/aria2_downloader.py
+++ b/py/services/aria2_downloader.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Aria2Downloader:
             self._transfers.pop(download_id, None)
 
     async def _get_status_with_retry(
-        self, download_id: str, *, max_retries: int = 3, retry_delay: float = 1.0
+        self, download_id: str, *, max_retries: int = 4, retry_delay: float = 3.0
     ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Call get_status with retry for transient RPC failures.
 
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ class Aria2Downloader:
                 "--continue=true",
                 "--daemon=false",
                 "--quiet=true",
+                "--fsync=false",
                 f"--stop-with-process={os.getpid()}",
             ]
 
@@ -649,7 +650,9 @@ class Aria2Downloader:
         if self._rpc_session is None or self._rpc_session.closed:
             async with self._rpc_session_lock:
                 if self._rpc_session is None or self._rpc_session.closed:
-                    timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30)
+                    timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(
+                        total=None, sock_connect=10, sock_read=60
+                    )
                     self._rpc_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout)
         return self._rpc_session
 
diff --git a/tests/services/test_aria2_downloader.py b/tests/services/test_aria2_downloader.py
index 6c300fb8..c61b3778 100644
--- a/tests/services/test_aria2_downloader.py
+++ b/tests/services/test_aria2_downloader.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ async def test_get_status_with_retry_raises_after_all_retries_exhausted(monkeypa
         await downloader._get_status_with_retry("dummy")
 
     msg = str(exc_info.value)
-    assert "after 3 attempts" in msg
+    assert "after 4 attempts" in msg
     assert "connection reset" in msg