diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 460a05b..666d356 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ inputs:
     description: When 'true', the action will not attempt to restore the Gradle User Home entries from other Jobs.
     required: false
     default: false
-  cache-read-timeout:
-    description: A timeout value in seconds for cache reads. Requests taking longer that this will be aborted.
-    required: true
-    default: 600
   workflow-job-context:
     description: Used to uniquely identify the current job invocation. Defaults to the matrix values for this job; this should not be overridden by users (INTERNAL).
     required: false
diff --git a/src/cache-utils.ts b/src/cache-utils.ts
index b2951d7..5a05969 100644
--- a/src/cache-utils.ts
+++ b/src/cache-utils.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const JOB_CONTEXT_PARAMETER = 'workflow-job-context'
 const CACHE_DISABLED_PARAMETER = 'cache-disabled'
 const CACHE_READONLY_PARAMETER = 'cache-read-only'
 const CACHE_WRITEONLY_PARAMETER = 'cache-write-only'
-const CACHE_TIMEOUT_PARAMETER = 'cache-read-timeout'
 const STRICT_CACHE_MATCH_PARAMETER = 'gradle-home-cache-strict-match'
 const CACHE_DEBUG_VAR = 'GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED'
 
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ const CACHE_KEY_JOB_VAR = 'GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_KEY_JOB'
 const CACHE_KEY_JOB_INSTANCE_VAR = 'GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_KEY_JOB_INSTANCE'
 const CACHE_KEY_JOB_EXECUTION_VAR = 'GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_KEY_JOB_EXECUTION'
 
+const SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT = 10 * 60 * 1000 // 10 minutes
+
 export function isCacheDisabled(): boolean {
     if (!cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
         return true
@@ -44,10 +45,6 @@ export function isCacheDebuggingEnabled(): boolean {
     return process.env[CACHE_DEBUG_VAR] ? true : false
 }
 
-function getCacheReadTimeoutMs(): number {
-    return parseInt(core.getInput(CACHE_TIMEOUT_PARAMETER)) * 1000
-}
-
 /**
  * Represents a key used to restore a cache entry.
  * The Github Actions cache will first try for an exact match on the key.
@@ -153,9 +150,11 @@ export async function restoreCache(
 ): Promise<cache.CacheEntry | undefined> {
     listener.markRequested(cacheKey, cacheRestoreKeys)
     try {
-        const restoredEntry = await cache.restoreCache(cachePath, cacheKey, cacheRestoreKeys, {
-            segmentTimeoutInMs: getCacheReadTimeoutMs()
-        })
+        // Only override the read timeout if the SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS env var has NOT been set
+        const cacheRestoreOptions = process.env['SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS']
+            ? {}
+            : {segmentTimeoutInMs: SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT}
+        const restoredEntry = await cache.restoreCache(cachePath, cacheKey, cacheRestoreKeys, cacheRestoreOptions)
         if (restoredEntry !== undefined) {
             listener.markRestored(restoredEntry.key, restoredEntry.size)
         }