diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java
index 457f4d59ce..23373bc6b2 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public abstract class Request<T extends Result> {
                             getPostBody().getBytes()
                     )
             );
+            setTimeouts(request);
             request(request);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();