diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4611dca..b0528640 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 1. [#306](https://github.com/InfluxCommunity/influxdb3-java/pull/306): Improve closing of Arrow `FlightStream`.
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+1. [#301](https://github.com/InfluxCommunity/influxdb3-java/issues/301): Fix gRPC deadline reuse issue causing "deadline exceeded" errors when `QueryOptions` instances are reused across multiple queries.
+
 ## 1.5.0 [2025-10-22]
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/InfluxDBClientImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/InfluxDBClientImpl.java
index 5eb05f23..4d398c74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/InfluxDBClientImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/InfluxDBClientImpl.java
@@ -398,13 +398,6 @@ private Stream<VectorSchemaRoot> queryData(@Nonnull final String query,
         Arguments.checkNotNull(parameters, "parameters");
         Arguments.checkNotNull(options, "options");
 
-        if (options.grpcCallOptions().getDeadline() == null && config.getQueryTimeout() != null) {
-            options.setGrpcCallOptions(new GrpcCallOptions.Builder()
-                .fromGrpcCallOptions(options.grpcCallOptions())
-                .withDeadline(Deadline.after(config.getQueryTimeout().toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
-                .build());
-        }
-
         if (closed) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("InfluxDBClient has been closed.");
         }
@@ -421,7 +414,16 @@ private Stream<VectorSchemaRoot> queryData(@Nonnull final String query,
             }
         });
 
-        CallOption[] callOptions = options.grpcCallOptions().getCallOptions();
+        // Create a fresh deadline for this query if queryTimeout is configured and no explicit deadline is set
+        GrpcCallOptions grpcCallOptions = options.grpcCallOptions();
+        if (grpcCallOptions.getDeadline() == null && config.getQueryTimeout() != null) {
+            grpcCallOptions = new GrpcCallOptions.Builder()
+                .fromGrpcCallOptions(grpcCallOptions)
+                .withDeadline(Deadline.after(config.getQueryTimeout().toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
+                .build();
+        }
+
+        CallOption[] callOptions = grpcCallOptions.getCallOptions();
 
         return flightSqlClient.execute(
                 query,
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/GrpcCallOptionsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/GrpcCallOptionsTest.java
index 6bb2cd22..8c820f73 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/GrpcCallOptionsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/influxdb/v3/client/internal/GrpcCallOptionsTest.java
@@ -252,4 +252,25 @@ void testToString() {
                 + "maxOutboundMessageSize=5000}";
         assertEquals(expected, options.toString());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeadlineIsNotZeroOrPast() throws InterruptedException {
+        // Create a deadline 5 seconds from now
+        Deadline deadline = Deadline.after(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        GrpcCallOptions options = new GrpcCallOptions.Builder()
+                .withDeadline(deadline)
+                .build();
+
+        // Verify the deadline is in the future
+        assertNotNull(options.getDeadline());
+        long timeRemaining = options.getDeadline().timeRemaining(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        Assertions.assertTrue(timeRemaining > 0, "Deadline should be in the future");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(timeRemaining <= 5000, "Deadline should not exceed 5 seconds");
+
+        // Wait a bit and verify deadline is still valid but closer
+        TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(100);
+        long timeRemainingAfter = options.getDeadline().timeRemaining(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        Assertions.assertTrue(timeRemainingAfter > 0, "Deadline should still be in the future");
+        Assertions.assertTrue(timeRemainingAfter < timeRemaining, "Deadline should be closer to expiration");
+    }
 }