diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab88e46..1cda986 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ gradle.properties
 !gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 testdb.tmp/
+
+.project
+workspace
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/webcerebrium/binance/api/BinanceRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/webcerebrium/binance/api/BinanceRequest.java
index efb1145..f36753b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/webcerebrium/binance/api/BinanceRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/webcerebrium/binance/api/BinanceRequest.java
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public void checkServerTrusted(
 
         try {
             conn = (HttpsURLConnection)url.openConnection();
+            conn.setConnectTimeout(120000);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new BinanceApiException("HTTPS Connection error " + e.getMessage());
         }