diff --git a/supwisdom/protocol/webservice.py b/supwisdom/protocol/webservice.py
index 2a1b7a1..f6fd39a 100644
--- a/supwisdom/protocol/webservice.py
+++ b/supwisdom/protocol/webservice.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
             http_request = HTTPRequest(url=self.service_url, method='POST',
                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
                 connect_timeout=timeout,
+                request_timeout=timeout,
                 body=self._pack_body(request, timeout))
             http_resp = client.fetch(http_request)
         except HTTPError, ex: