diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index 13337316e0..772025845d 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -2205,6 +2205,7 @@ def _normalize_custom_provider_entry(
         "name", "api", "url", "base_url", "api_key", "key_env",
         "api_mode", "transport", "model", "default_model", "models",
         "context_length", "rate_limit_delay",
+        "request_timeout_seconds", "stale_timeout_seconds",
     }
     for camel, snake in _CAMEL_ALIASES.items():
         if camel in entry and snake not in entry:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_config_validation.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_config_validation.py
index ffc036b31b..cbfffea785 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_config_validation.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_config_validation.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TestNormalizeCustomProviderEntry:
         """Unknown config keys should produce a warning."""
         entry = {
             "base_url": "https://api.example.com/v1",
-            "api_key": "sk-test-key",
+            "api_key": "***",
             "unknownField": "value",
             "anotherBad": 42,
         }
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ class TestNormalizeCustomProviderEntry:
         assert result is not None
         assert any("unknown config keys" in r.message.lower() for r in caplog.records)
 
+    def test_timeout_keys_not_flagged_unknown(self, caplog):
+        """request_timeout_seconds and stale_timeout_seconds should not produce warnings."""
+        entry = {
+            "base_url": "https://api.example.com/v1",
+            "api_key": "***",
+            "request_timeout_seconds": 300,
+            "stale_timeout_seconds": 900,
+        }
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+            result = _normalize_custom_provider_entry(entry, provider_key="test")
+        assert result is not None
+        assert not any("unknown config keys" in r.message.lower() for r in caplog.records)
+
     def test_camel_case_warning_logged(self, caplog):
         """camelCase alias mapping should produce a warning."""
         entry = {