diff --git a/build-info-client/src/main/java/org/jfrog/build/client/PreemptiveHttpClientBuilder.java b/build-info-client/src/main/java/org/jfrog/build/client/PreemptiveHttpClientBuilder.java
index c942c13eb..7431557f9 100644
--- a/build-info-client/src/main/java/org/jfrog/build/client/PreemptiveHttpClientBuilder.java
+++ b/build-info-client/src/main/java/org/jfrog/build/client/PreemptiveHttpClientBuilder.java
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ protected HttpClientBuilder createHttpClientBuilder() {
                 .custom()
                 .setSocketTimeout(timeoutMilliSeconds)
                 .setConnectTimeout(timeoutMilliSeconds)
+                .setConnectionRequestTimeout(timeoutMilliSeconds)
                 .setCircularRedirectsAllowed(true)
                 .build();