diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4612f0..a749c96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Usage: all configuration is done via commandline parameters or environment varia
 | --net-specific-mode | BIRDLG_NET_SPECIFIC_MODE | apply network-specific changes for some networks, use "dn42" for BIRD in dn42 network |
 | --protocol-filter | BIRDLG_PROTOCOL_FILTER | protocol types to show in summary tables (comma separated list); defaults to all if not set |
 | --name-filter | BIRDLG_NAME_FILTER | protocol names to hide in summary tables (RE2 syntax); defaults to none if not set |
+| --time-out | BIRDLG_TIMEOUT | time before request timed out, in seconds; defaults to 120 if not set |
 
 Example: the following command starts the frontend with 2 BIRD nodes, with domain name "gigsgigscloud.dn42.lantian.pub" and "hostdare.dn42.lantian.pub", and proxies are running on port 8000 on both nodes.
 
diff --git a/frontend/lgproxy.go b/frontend/lgproxy.go
index f5798c2..e973f85 100644
--- a/frontend/lgproxy.go
+++ b/frontend/lgproxy.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func batchRequest(servers []string, endpoint string, command string) []string {
 			}
 			url := "http://" + hostname + ":" + strconv.Itoa(setting.proxyPort) + "/" + url.PathEscape(endpoint) + "?q=" + url.QueryEscape(command)
 			go func(url string, i int) {
-				client := http.Client{Timeout: 120 * time.Second}
+				client := http.Client{Timeout: time.Duration(setting.timeOut) * time.Second}
 				response, err := client.Get(url)
 				if err != nil {
 					ch <- channelData{i, "request failed: " + err.Error() + "\n"}
diff --git a/frontend/main.go b/frontend/main.go
index b4f4a27..979605f 100644
--- a/frontend/main.go
+++ b/frontend/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type settingType struct {
 	telegramBotName string
 	protocolFilter  []string
 	nameFilter      string
+	timeOut         int
 }
 
 var setting settingType
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 		telegramBotName: "",
 		protocolFilter:  []string{},
 		nameFilter:      "",
+		timeOut:         120,
 	}
 
 	if env := os.Getenv("BIRDLG_SERVERS"); env != "" {
@@ -99,6 +101,12 @@ func main() {
 	if env := os.Getenv("BIRDLG_NAME_FILTER"); env != "" {
 		settingDefault.nameFilter = env
 	}
+        if env := os.Getenv("BIRDLG_TIMEOUT"); env != "" {
+                var err error
+                if settingDefault.timeOut, err = strconv.Atoi(env); err != nil {
+                        panic(err)
+                }
+        }
 
 	serversPtr := flag.String("servers", strings.Join(settingDefault.servers, ","), "server name prefixes, separated by comma")
 	domainPtr := flag.String("domain", settingDefault.domain, "server name domain suffixes")
@@ -117,6 +125,7 @@ func main() {
 	protocolFilterPtr := flag.String("protocol-filter", strings.Join(settingDefault.protocolFilter, ","),
 		"protocol types to show in summary tables (comma separated list); defaults to all if not set")
 	nameFilterPtr := flag.String("name-filter", settingDefault.nameFilter, "protocol name regex to hide in summary tables (RE2 syntax); defaults to none if not set")
+	timeOutPtr := flag.Int("time-out", settingDefault.timeOut, "time before request timed out, in seconds; defaults to 120 if not set")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if *serversPtr == "" {
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ func main() {
 		*telegramBotNamePtr,
 		protocolFilter,
 		*nameFilterPtr,
+		*timeOutPtr,
 	}
 
 	ImportTemplates()