diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index 5fff3de131..0dcf13006c 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -1303,7 +1303,9 @@ int GUI_App::download_plugin(InstallProgressFn pro_fn, WasCancelledFn cancel_fn)
     std::string download_url;
     Slic3r::Http http_url = Slic3r::Http::get(url);
     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "[download_plugin]: check the plugin from " << url;
-    http_url.on_complete(
+    http_url.timeout_connect(TIMEOUT_CONNECT)
+        .timeout_max(TIMEOUT_RESPONSE)
+        .on_complete(
         [&download_url](std::string body, unsigned status) {
             try {
                 json j = json::parse(body);
@@ -3578,7 +3580,8 @@ void GUI_App::check_new_version(bool show_tips, int by_user)
     Slic3r::Http http = Slic3r::Http::get(url);
 
     http.header("accept", "application/json")
-        .timeout_max(10)
+        .timeout_connect(TIMEOUT_CONNECT)
+        .timeout_max(TIMEOUT_RESPONSE)
         .on_complete([this, show_tips, by_user](std::string body, unsigned) {
         try {
             json j = json::parse(body);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
index fcb47dbad2..b7f97873e3 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #define BBL_HAS_FIRST_PAGE          1
 #define STUDIO_INACTIVE_TIMEOUT     15*60*1000
 #define LOG_FILES_MAX_NUM           30
+#define TIMEOUT_CONNECT             15
+#define TIMEOUT_RESPONSE            15
 
 class wxMenuItem;
 class wxMenuBar;