diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07e6bce31..256df91b7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Don't ship finmoji by default, they can be installed as an emoji pack
 - Hide deactivated users and their statuses
 - Posts which are marked sensitive or tagged nsfw no longer have link previews.
+- HTTP connection timeout is now set to 10 seconds.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Added an FTS index on objects. Running `vacuum analyze` and setting a larger `work_mem` is recommended.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
index c0173465a..558005c19 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
   """
 
   @hackney_options [
-    connect_timeout: 2_000,
+    connect_timeout: 10_000,
     recv_timeout: 20_000,
     follow_redirect: true,
     pool: :federation