diff --git a/src/winhttppal.cpp b/src/winhttppal.cpp
index 349d82c..4dabcda 100644
--- a/src/winhttppal.cpp
+++ b/src/winhttppal.cpp
@@ -644,17 +644,6 @@ BOOL ComContainer::RemoveHandle(std::shared_ptr<WinHttpRequestImp> &srequest, CU
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-long ComContainer::GetTimeout()
-{
-    long curl_timeo;
-
-    m_MultiMutex.lock();
-    curl_multi_timeout(m_curlm, &curl_timeo);
-    m_MultiMutex.unlock();
-
-    return curl_timeo;
-}
-
 void ComContainer::KickStart()
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck(m_hAsyncEventMtx);
@@ -744,20 +733,6 @@ void WinHttpHandleContainer<T>::Register(std::shared_ptr<T> rqst)
     m_ActiveRequests.push_back(rqst);
 }
 
-long WinHttpSessionImp::GetTimeout() const {
-    if (m_Timeout)
-        return m_Timeout;
-
-    long curl_timeo;
-
-    curl_timeo = ComContainer::GetInstance().GetTimeout();
-
-    if (curl_timeo < 0)
-        curl_timeo = 10000;
-
-    return curl_timeo;
-}
-
 WinHttpSessionImp::~WinHttpSessionImp()
 {
     TRACE("%-35s:%-8d:%-16p sesion\n", __func__, __LINE__, (void*)this);
@@ -1746,9 +1721,15 @@ WINHTTPAPI HINTERNET WINAPI WinHttpOpenRequest(
         }
     }
 
-    if (session->GetTimeout() > 0)
+    if (session->GetConnectionTimeoutMs() > 0)
     {
-        res = curl_easy_setopt(request->GetCurl(), CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, session->GetTimeout());
+        res = curl_easy_setopt(request->GetCurl(), CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, session->GetConnectionTimeoutMs()/1000);
+        CURL_BAILOUT_ONERROR(res, request, NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (session->GetReceiveTimeoutMs() > 0)
+    {
+        res = curl_easy_setopt(request->GetCurl(), CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, session->GetReceiveTimeoutMs());
         CURL_BAILOUT_ONERROR(res, request, NULL);
     }
 
@@ -2384,12 +2365,15 @@ WinHttpSetTimeouts
           __func__, __LINE__, (void*)base, nResolveTimeout, nConnectTimeout, nSendTimeout, nReceiveTimeout);
     if ((session = dynamic_cast<WinHttpSessionImp *>(base)))
     {
-        session->SetTimeout(nReceiveTimeout);
+        session->SetReceiveTimeoutMs(nReceiveTimeout);
+        session->SetConnectionTimeoutMs(nConnectTimeout);
     }
     else if ((request = dynamic_cast<WinHttpRequestImp *>(base)))
     {
         res = curl_easy_setopt(request->GetCurl(), CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, nReceiveTimeout);
         CURL_BAILOUT_ONERROR(res, request, FALSE);
+        res = curl_easy_setopt(request->GetCurl(), CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, nConnectTimeout/1000);
+        CURL_BAILOUT_ONERROR(res, request, FALSE);
     }
     else
         return FALSE;
@@ -2847,7 +2831,7 @@ WinHttpQueryOption
         if (!session)
             return FALSE;
 
-        *static_cast<DWORD *>(lpBuffer) = session->GetTimeout();
+        *static_cast<DWORD *>(lpBuffer) = session->GetConnectionTimeoutMs();
     }
     if (WINHTTP_OPTION_CALLBACK == dwOption)
     {
diff --git a/src/winhttppal_imp.h b/src/winhttppal_imp.h
index 2b9bbab..21f22dc 100644
--- a/src/winhttppal_imp.h
+++ b/src/winhttppal_imp.h
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class WinHttpSessionImp :public WinHttpBase
     DWORD m_NotificationFlags = 0;
 
     int m_ServerPort = 0;
-    long m_Timeout = 15000;
+    long m_ReceiveTimeoutMs = 15000;
+    long m_ConnectionTimeoutMs = 15000;
     BOOL m_Async = false;
 
     bool m_closing = false;
@@ -121,8 +122,11 @@ public:
     int GetServerPort() const { return m_ServerPort; }
     void SetServerPort(int port) { m_ServerPort = port; }
 
-    long GetTimeout() const;
-    void SetTimeout(long timeout) { m_Timeout = timeout; }
+    long GetReceiveTimeoutMs() const { return m_ReceiveTimeoutMs; };
+    void SetReceiveTimeoutMs(long timeout) { m_ReceiveTimeoutMs = timeout; }
+
+    long GetConnectionTimeoutMs() const { return m_ConnectionTimeoutMs; }
+    void SetConnectionTimeoutMs(long timeout) { m_ConnectionTimeoutMs = timeout; }
 
     std::string &GetServerName() { return m_ServerName; }
 
@@ -599,7 +603,6 @@ public:
     void ResumeTransfer(CURL *handle, int bitmask);
     BOOL AddHandle(std::shared_ptr<WinHttpRequestImp> &srequest, CURL *handle);
     BOOL RemoveHandle(std::shared_ptr<WinHttpRequestImp> &srequest, CURL *handle, bool clearPrivate);
-    long GetTimeout();
     void KickStart();
     ComContainer();
     ~ComContainer();