diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 5b3b359..2b30a0f 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 from flask_smorest import Api
 
 app.redis = Redis.from_url(app.config['REDIS_URL'], port=5040)
-app.execute_queue = rq.Queue('qiskit-service_execute', connection=app.redis, default_timeout=3600)
+app.execute_queue = rq.Queue('qiskit-service_execute', connection=app.redis, default_timeout=10000)
 app.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 
diff --git a/app/ibmq_handler.py b/app/ibmq_handler.py
index 4baab86..ee1b904 100644
--- a/app/ibmq_handler.py
+++ b/app/ibmq_handler.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def execute_job(transpiled_circuits, shots, backend, noise_model):
     """Generate qObject from transpiled circuit and execute it. Return result."""
 
     try:
-        job = backend.run(assemble(transpiled_circuits), shots=shots, noise_model=noise_model)
+        job = backend.run(assemble(transpiled_circuits, shots=shots), noise_model=noise_model)
 
         job_status = job.status()
         while job_status not in JOB_FINAL_STATES:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f3ffb47..005f506 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ qiskit-ibmq-provider==0.20.2
 qiskit-ionq==0.4.4
 qiskit-terra==0.24.0
 qiskit_braket_provider==0.0.4
-redis==4.3.1
-requests==2.27.1
+redis==5.0.1
+requests==2.31.0
 requests-ntlm==1.1.0
 retworkx==0.12.1
 rq==1.10.1