diff --git a/tasmoadmin/src/Sonoff.php b/tasmoadmin/src/Sonoff.php
index 5885cbe5..99aff66f 100644
--- a/tasmoadmin/src/Sonoff.php
+++ b/tasmoadmin/src/Sonoff.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public function __construct(DeviceRepository  $deviceRepository, ?Client $client
         $this->deviceRepository = $deviceRepository;
         $this->responseParser = new ResponseParser();
         $this->client = $client ?? new Client([
+            'connect_timeout' => 5,
             'timeout' => 5,
         ]);
     }