diff --git a/files/class-api-client.php b/files/class-api-client.php
index ca617d710b..b22eab1f62 100644
--- a/files/class-api-client.php
+++ b/files/class-api-client.php
@@ -199,12 +199,21 @@ public function get_file( $file_path ) {
 			return $file;
 		}
 
+		// calculate timeout
+		$info = array();
+		$this->is_file( $file_path, $info );
+		if ( is_wp_error( $info ) ) {
+			return $info;
+		}
+
+		$request_timeout = $this->calculate_upload_timeout( $info['size'] );
 		$tmp_file = $this->cache->create_tmp_file();
 
 		// Request args for wp_remote_request()
 		$request_args = [
 			'stream'   => true,
 			'filename' => $tmp_file,
+			'timeout'  => $request_timeout,
 		];
 
 		// not in cache so get from API