diff --git a/src/Keboola/StorageApi/GCSUploader.php b/src/Keboola/StorageApi/GCSUploader.php
index 3dbd263ae..ab8a2c743 100644
--- a/src/Keboola/StorageApi/GCSUploader.php
+++ b/src/Keboola/StorageApi/GCSUploader.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public function getLastReceivedToken()
         $this->gcsClient = new GoogleStorageClient([
             'projectId' => $options['projectId'],
             'credentialsFetcher' => $this->fetchAuthToken,
+            'requestTimeout' => 500,
         ]);
 
         if (!$transferOptions) {