diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77d6f4a..5d3fbaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,25 @@ You can choose to configure some default values like this
 e = Epics::Client.new(keys, 'passphrase', 'url', 'host', 'user', 'partner', locale: :fr, product_name: 'Mon Epic Client EBICS')
 ```
 
+#### Timeout Configuration
+
+You can configure custom timeout values for HTTP requests:
+
+```ruby
+e = Epics::Client.new(
+  keys,
+  'passphrase',
+  'url',
+  'host',
+  'user',
+  'partner',
+  timeout: 120,      # Request timeout in seconds (default: nil - uses Faraday default)
+  open_timeout: 30   # Connection timeout in seconds (default: nil - uses Faraday default)
+)
+```
+
+This is useful when dealing with slow bank servers or network conditions that require longer timeouts.
+
 ## Features
 
 ### Initialization
diff --git a/lib/epics/client.rb b/lib/epics/client.rb
index c71bc30..37585f4 100644
--- a/lib/epics/client.rb
+++ b/lib/epics/client.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 class Epics::Client
   extend Forwardable
 
-  attr_accessor :passphrase, :url, :host_id, :user_id, :partner_id, :keys, :keys_content, :locale, :product_name,
-                :x_509_certificates_content, :debug_mode
+  attr_accessor :passphrase, :url, :host_id, :user_id, :partner_id, :keys, :keys_content, :timeout, :open_timeout,
+                :locale, :product_name, :x_509_certificates_content, :debug_mode
 
   attr_writer :iban, :bic, :name
   
@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ def initialize(keys_content, passphrase, url, host_id, user_id, partner_id, opti
     self.host_id    = host_id
     self.user_id    = user_id
     self.partner_id = partner_id
+    self.timeout = options[:timeout]
+    self.open_timeout = options[:open_timeout]
     self.locale = options[:locale] || Epics::DEFAULT_LOCALE
     self.product_name = options[:product_name] || Epics::DEFAULT_PRODUCT_NAME
-    self.debug_mode = !!options[:debug_mode]
     self.x_509_certificates_content = {
       a: options[:x_509_certificate_a_content],
       x: options[:x_509_certificate_x_content],
       e: options[:x_509_certificate_e_content]
     }
+    self.debug_mode = !!options[:debug_mode]
   end
 
   def inspect
@@ -338,11 +340,22 @@ def download_and_unzip(order_type, *args, **options)
   end
 
   def connection
-    @connection ||= Faraday.new(headers: { 'Content-Type' => 'text/xml', user_agent: "EPICS v#{Epics::VERSION}"}, ssl: { verify: verify_ssl? }) do |faraday|
-      faraday.use Epics::XMLSIG, { client: self }
-      faraday.use Epics::ParseEbics, { client: self}
-      # faraday.use MyAdapter
-      faraday.response :logger, ::Logger.new(STDOUT), bodies: true if debug_mode # log requests/response to STDOUT
+    @connection ||= begin
+      connection_options = {
+        headers: { 'Content-Type' => 'text/xml', user_agent: "EPICS v#{Epics::VERSION}"},
+        ssl: { verify: verify_ssl? }
+      }
+
+      request_options = {}
+      request_options[:timeout] = timeout if timeout
+      request_options[:open_timeout] = open_timeout if open_timeout
+      connection_options[:request] = request_options unless request_options.empty?
+
+      Faraday.new(connection_options) do |faraday|
+        faraday.use Epics::XMLSIG, { client: self }
+        faraday.use Epics::ParseEbics, { client: self}
+        faraday.response :logger, ::Logger.new(STDOUT), bodies: true if debug_mode
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/client_spec.rb b/spec/client_spec.rb
index d3c2c8d..2d3d332 100644
--- a/spec/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/client_spec.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,49 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context 'timeout configuration' do
+    let(:client_with_timeouts) do
+      described_class.new(key, 'secret', 'https://194.180.18.30/ebicsweb/ebicsweb', 'SIZBN001', 'EBIX', 'EBICS',
+                         timeout: 60, open_timeout: 10)
+    end
+
+    let(:client_without_timeouts) do
+      described_class.new(key, 'secret', 'https://194.180.18.30/ebicsweb/ebicsweb', 'SIZBN001', 'EBIX', 'EBICS')
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts timeout option' do
+      expect(client_with_timeouts.timeout).to eq(60)
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts open_timeout option' do
+      expect(client_with_timeouts.open_timeout).to eq(10)
+    end
+
+    it 'allows nil timeout when not specified' do
+      expect(client_without_timeouts.timeout).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'allows nil open_timeout when not specified' do
+      expect(client_without_timeouts.open_timeout).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'applies timeout to Faraday connection when specified' do
+      connection = client_with_timeouts.send(:connection)
+      expect(connection.options.timeout).to eq(60)
+    end
+
+    it 'applies open_timeout to Faraday connection when specified' do
+      connection = client_with_timeouts.send(:connection)
+      expect(connection.options.open_timeout).to eq(10)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not set request options when timeouts are not specified' do
+      connection = client_without_timeouts.send(:connection)
+      expect(connection.options.timeout).to be_nil
+      expect(connection.options.open_timeout).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#inspect' do
     it 'will not print the complete object' do
       expect(subject.inspect).to include("@keys=#{subject.keys.keys}")