diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d5655a..821ac8e 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.2-develop3
+4.0.2-develop4
diff --git a/modules/qbittorrent.py b/modules/qbittorrent.py
index e8394f5..35f4806 100755
--- a/modules/qbittorrent.py
+++ b/modules/qbittorrent.py
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ class Qbt:
         logger.debug(f"Host: {self.host}, Username: {self.username}, Password: {self.password}")
         ex = ""
         try:
-            self.client = Client(host=self.host, username=self.username, password=self.password, VERIFY_WEBUI_CERTIFICATE=False)
+            self.client = Client(
+                host=self.host,
+                username=self.username,
+                password=self.password,
+                VERIFY_WEBUI_CERTIFICATE=False,
+                REQUESTS_ARGS={"timeout": (30, 30)},
+            )
             self.client.auth_log_in()
             self.current_version = self.client.app.version
             logger.debug(f"qBittorrent: {self.current_version}")