diff --git a/go_cloud/internal/storage/nextcloud.go b/go_cloud/internal/storage/nextcloud.go
index c025042..89088f9 100644
--- a/go_cloud/internal/storage/nextcloud.go
+++ b/go_cloud/internal/storage/nextcloud.go
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ func GenerateSecurePassword(length int) (string, error) {
 
 // NewUserWebDAVClient creates a WebDAV client for a specific user
 func NewUserWebDAVClient(nextcloudBaseURL, username, password string) *WebDAVClient {
-	// Remove any path from base URL, we need just the scheme://host:port
-	baseURL := strings.Split(nextcloudBaseURL, "/remote.php")[0]
+	// Use internal Nextcloud URL to bypass Traefik timeouts
+	baseURL := "http://nextcloud"
 	// Build the full WebDAV URL for this user
 	fullURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/remote.php/dav/files/%s", baseURL, username)