diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/recon/StandardReconConfig.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/recon/StandardReconConfig.java
index 326074ba8..c27e79915 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/recon/StandardReconConfig.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/recon/StandardReconConfig.java
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ public class StandardReconConfig extends ReconConfig {
         }
         RequestConfig defaultRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
                 .setConnectTimeout(30 * 1000)
+                .setSocketTimeout(60 * 1000)
                 .build();
 
         HttpClientBuilder httpClientBuilder = HttpClients.custom()