2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestClient.java b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestClient.java
index be0a0f3f9e..f201c7c906 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestClient.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestClient.java
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ public abstract class RestClient {
         if (props.isCachingEnabled()) {
             enableCaching(builder);
         }
-        return builder.readTimeout(props.getReadTimeout(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        return builder.connectTimeout(props.getConnectionTimeout(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                .readTimeout(props.getReadTimeout(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
     protected ClientBuilder enableCaching(ClientBuilder builder) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestProperties.java b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestProperties.java
index a7a0ef614c..79e006bf9a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestProperties.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/client/RestProperties.java
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ public interface RestProperties {
         return Long.valueOf(60000);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Time in milliseconds
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public default Long getConnectionTimeout() {
+        return Long.valueOf(60000);
+    }
+
     public default boolean isCachingEnabled() {
         return false;
     }