diff --git a/kif_minetest_server/defaults/main.yml b/kif_minetest_server/defaults/main.yml
index 20b4dc38e3d4120fa6676af5e6a04782741933b7..67efc58bde644494427ef419b8232acdcf92c588 100644
--- a/kif_minetest_server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/kif_minetest_server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ server_serverlist_url: servers.minetest.net
 server_port: 30000
 server_ipv6_server: true
 server_enable_ipv6: true
+curl_timeout: 10000
 
 server_max_users: 100
 server_enable_damage: true
diff --git a/kif_minetest_server/templates/minetest.conf.j2 b/kif_minetest_server/templates/minetest.conf.j2
index 6cf7e0ad2481da2f3793afbf7b85d4ee91fea380..e40f493ffe3297a0295412f149c50bf7361fe5e2 100644
--- a/kif_minetest_server/templates/minetest.conf.j2
+++ b/kif_minetest_server/templates/minetest.conf.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ serverlist_url = {{ server_serverlist_url }}
 port = {{ server_port }}
 ipv6_server = {{ server_ipv6_server }}
 enable_ipv6 = {{ server_enable_ipv6 }}
+curl_timeout = {{ curl_timeout }}
 
 # Game settings
 language = {{ server_language }}