diff --git a/config/e-conomic.php b/config/e-conomic.php
index 771ccf1..83a5baf 100644
--- a/config/e-conomic.php
+++ b/config/e-conomic.php
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@
      * This class handles actions on request and response to Economic.
      */
     'request_logger' => \Morningtrain\LaravelEconomic\RequestLogger\VoidRequestLogger::class,
+
+    /*
+     * The timeout in seconds for the request to Economic.
+     */
+    'timeout_seconds' => env('ECONOMIC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', 30),
 ];
diff --git a/src/LaravelEconomicServiceProvider.php b/src/LaravelEconomicServiceProvider.php
index b646902..6dbbb6c 100644
--- a/src/LaravelEconomicServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/LaravelEconomicServiceProvider.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public function packageBooted()
 
             /** @var \Illuminate\Http\Client\Factory $this */
             return $this
+                ->timeout(config('e-conomic.timeout_seconds', 30))
                 ->withHeaders([
                     'X-AppSecretToken' => config('e-conomic.app_secret_token'),
                     'X-AgreementGrantToken' => config('e-conomic.agreement_grant_token'),
diff --git a/tests/Unit/DriverTest.php b/tests/Unit/DriverTest.php
index 428d024..e44aa51 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/DriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/DriverTest.php
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@
         403,
         500,
     ]);
+
+it('sets request timeout from config value', function () {
+    config()->set('e-conomic.timeout_seconds', 45);
+
+    expect(Http::economic()->getOptions()['timeout'])->toBe(45);
+});