diff --git a/p11nethsm.conf b/p11nethsm.conf
index 7d401aea..85a79c3f 100644
--- a/p11nethsm.conf
+++ b/p11nethsm.conf
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ slots:
         danger_insecure_cert: true  
         # sha256_fingerprints: 
           # - "31:92:8E:A4:5E:16:5C:A7:33:44:E8:E9:8E:64:C4:AE:7B:2A:57:E5:77:43:49:F3:69:C9:8F:C4:2F:3A:3B:6E"
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+        # timeout: 10
diff --git a/pkcs11/src/config/config_file.rs b/pkcs11/src/config/config_file.rs
index 8793c572..8f8371b1 100644
--- a/pkcs11/src/config/config_file.rs
+++ b/pkcs11/src/config/config_file.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ pub struct SlotConfig {
     pub administrator: Option<UserConfig>,
     pub description: Option<String>,
     pub instances: Vec<InstanceConfig>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub timeout: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 // An user
diff --git a/pkcs11/src/config/initialization.rs b/pkcs11/src/config/initialization.rs
index 3d828218..17981f34 100644
--- a/pkcs11/src/config/initialization.rs
+++ b/pkcs11/src/config/initialization.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::{
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    time::Duration,
+};
 
 use super::{
     config_file::SlotConfig,
@@ -117,11 +120,16 @@ fn slot_from_config(slot: &SlotConfig) -> Result<Slot, InitializationError> {
             tls_conf.with_root_certificates(roots).with_no_client_auth()
         };
 
-        let agent = ureq::AgentBuilder::new()
+        let mut builder = ureq::AgentBuilder::new()
             .tls_config(Arc::new(tls_conf))
             .max_idle_connections(2)
-            .max_idle_connections_per_host(2)
-            .build();
+            .max_idle_connections_per_host(2);
+
+        if let Some(t) = slot.timeout {
+            builder = builder.timeout(Duration::from_secs(t));
+        }
+
+        let agent = builder.build();
 
         let api_config = nethsm_sdk_rs::apis::configuration::Configuration {
             client: agent,