diff --git a/pyasic/settings/__init__.py b/pyasic/settings/__init__.py
index 6a4e9877..ee566915 100644
--- a/pyasic/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/pyasic/settings/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ _settings = {  # defaults
     "factory_get_retries": 1,
     "factory_get_timeout": 3,
     "get_data_retries": 1,
+    "api_function_timeout": 5,
     "default_whatsminer_password": "admin",
     "default_innosilicon_password": "admin",
     "default_antminer_password": "root",
diff --git a/pyasic/web/antminer.py b/pyasic/web/antminer.py
index f2c70c53..32249e5e 100644
--- a/pyasic/web/antminer.py
+++ b/pyasic/web/antminer.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AntminerModernWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
             async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
                 if parameters:
                     data = await client.post(
-                        url, data=json.dumps(parameters), auth=auth, timeout=15  # noqa
+                        url, data=json.dumps(parameters), auth=auth, timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 3)  # noqa
                     )
                 else:
                     data = await client.get(url, auth=auth)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class AntminerOldWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
             async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
                 if parameters:
                     data = await client.post(
-                        url, data=parameters, auth=auth, timeout=15
+                        url, data=parameters, auth=auth, timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 3)
                     )
                 else:
                     data = await client.get(url, auth=auth)
diff --git a/pyasic/web/goldshell.py b/pyasic/web/goldshell.py
index 3a4e3ebb..d8517bcf 100644
--- a/pyasic/web/goldshell.py
+++ b/pyasic/web/goldshell.py
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ class GoldshellWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
                         response = await client.put(
                             f"http://{self.ip}/mcb/{command}",
                             headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + self.jwt},
-                            timeout=5,
+                            timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                             json=parameters,
                         )
                     else:
                         response = await client.get(
                             f"http://{self.ip}/mcb/{command}",
                             headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + self.jwt},
-                            timeout=5,
+                            timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                         )
                     json_data = response.json()
                     return json_data
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class GoldshellWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
                     response = await client.get(
                         f"http://{self.ip}/mcb/{command}",
                         headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + self.jwt},
-                        timeout=5,
+                        timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                     )
                     json_data = response.json()
                     data[command] = json_data
diff --git a/pyasic/web/inno.py b/pyasic/web/inno.py
index a95935ef..679af1eb 100644
--- a/pyasic/web/inno.py
+++ b/pyasic/web/inno.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class InnosiliconWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
                     response = await client.post(
                         f"http://{self.ip}/api/{command}",
                         headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + self.jwt},
-                        timeout=5,
+                        timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                         json=parameters,
                     )
                     json_data = response.json()
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class InnosiliconWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
                     response = await client.post(
                         f"http://{self.ip}/api/{command}",
                         headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + self.jwt},
-                        timeout=5,
+                        timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                     )
                     json_data = response.json()
                     data[command] = json_data
diff --git a/pyasic/web/vnish.py b/pyasic/web/vnish.py
index a2b81c47..c2381b7e 100644
--- a/pyasic/web/vnish.py
+++ b/pyasic/web/vnish.py
@@ -70,21 +70,21 @@ class VNishWebAPI(BaseWebAPI):
                         response = await client.post(
                             f"http://{self.ip}/api/v1/{command}",
                             headers={"Authorization": auth},
-                            timeout=5,
+                            timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                             json=parameters,
                         )
                     elif not parameters == {}:
                         response = await client.post(
                             f"http://{self.ip}/api/v1/{command}",
                             headers={"Authorization": auth},
-                            timeout=5,
+                            timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                             json=parameters,
                         )
                     else:
                         response = await client.get(
                             f"http://{self.ip}/api/v1/{command}",
                             headers={"Authorization": auth},
-                            timeout=5,
+                            timeout=settings.get("api_function_timeout", 5),
                         )
                     if not response.status_code == 200:
                         # refresh the token, retry