diff --git a/context_chat_backend/network_em.py b/context_chat_backend/network_em.py
index 5ba8faf..49efa6a 100644
--- a/context_chat_backend/network_em.py
+++ b/context_chat_backend/network_em.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('ccb.nextwork_em')
 TCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 2.0  # seconds
+HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 15  # seconds
 
 # Copied from llama_cpp/llama_types.py
 
@@ -99,7 +100,10 @@ def _get_embedding(self, input_: str | list[str], try_: int = 3) -> list[float]
 			response = niquests.post(
 				f'{emconf.base_url.removesuffix("/")}/embeddings',
 				json=data,
-				timeout=emconf.request_timeout,
+				timeout=niquests.TimeoutConfiguration(
+					connect=HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT,
+					read=emconf.request_timeout,
+				),
 				auth=auth,
 				verify=self.app_config.verify_ssl,
 			)