diff --git a/data/ddns/schema/client.yml b/data/ddns/schema/client.yml
index 41fccca..4baedb0 100644
--- a/data/ddns/schema/client.yml
+++ b/data/ddns/schema/client.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mapping:
       "proxy_url": {type: str}
       "user": {type: str, required: yes}
       "passwd": {type: str, required: yes}
+      "timeout": {type: int}
   "profiles":
     type: map
     required: yes
diff --git a/data/ddns/schema/myip.yml b/data/ddns/schema/myip.yml
index d8d862d..3aec545 100644
--- a/data/ddns/schema/myip.yml
+++ b/data/ddns/schema/myip.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ mapping:
   "url": {type: str, required: yes}
   "proxy_url": {type: str}
   "default_interface": {type: str}
+  "timeout": {type: int}
diff --git a/lib/ddns/myip.rb b/lib/ddns/myip.rb
index 8ca4732..384140c 100644
--- a/lib/ddns/myip.rb
+++ b/lib/ddns/myip.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module DDNS
         curl.follow_location = true
         curl.resolve_mode = type
         curl.set(:interface, 'if!%s' % iface) if iface
+        curl.timeout = @config.timeout if @config.timeout
       end
 
       # TODO: how to check when IPv4/6 is not available
diff --git a/lib/ddns/regip.rb b/lib/ddns/regip.rb
index a884d3f..1729d09 100644
--- a/lib/ddns/regip.rb
+++ b/lib/ddns/regip.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module DDNS
         curl.proxy_url = @config.proxy_url if @config.proxy_url
         curl.follow_location = true
         curl.userpwd = sprintf("%s:%s", @config.user, @config.passwd)
+        curl.timeout = @config.timeout if @config.timeout
       end
 
       begin