diff --git a/src/shared/config.js b/src/shared/config.js
index 1a54682526..78a23ed13b 100644
--- a/src/shared/config.js
+++ b/src/shared/config.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_BALANCES_THRESHOLD = 100;
 
 export const BUNDLE_OUTPUTS_THRESHOLD = 50;
 
+export const MAX_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 60 * 1000 * 2;
+
 export const DEFAULT_NODE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 6000 * 2;
 export const GET_NODE_INFO_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 2500;
 export const GET_BALANCES_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 6000;
diff --git a/src/shared/libs/errors.js b/src/shared/libs/errors.js
index 9e71952fcb..3096b62705 100644
--- a/src/shared/libs/errors.js
+++ b/src/shared/libs/errors.js
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ export default {
     LEDGER_CANCELLED: 'Ledger transaction cancelled',
     LEDGER_DENIED: 'Ledger transaction denied by user',
     LEDGER_INVALID_INDEX: 'Incorrect Ledger device or changed mnemonic',
+    REQUEST_TIMED_OUT: 'Request timed out',
 };
diff --git a/src/shared/libs/iota/extendedApi.js b/src/shared/libs/iota/extendedApi.js
index 75237cbc17..6e3855b15f 100644
--- a/src/shared/libs/iota/extendedApi.js
+++ b/src/shared/libs/iota/extendedApi.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
     isBundle,
     isBundleTraversable,
 } from './transfers';
-import { EMPTY_HASH_TRYTES } from './utils';
+import { EMPTY_HASH_TRYTES, withRequestTimeoutsHandler } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * Returns timeouts for specific quorum requests
@@ -505,36 +505,41 @@ const attachToTangleAsync = (provider, seedStore) => (
     const shouldOffloadPow = get(seedStore, 'offloadPow') === true;
 
     if (shouldOffloadPow) {
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            getIotaInstance(provider, getApiTimeout('attachToTangle')).api.attachToTangle(
-                trunkTransaction,
-                branchTransaction,
-                minWeightMagnitude,
-                // Make sure trytes are sorted properly
-                sortTransactionTrytesArray(trytes),
-                (err, attachedTrytes) => {
-                    if (err) {
-                        reject(err);
-                    } else {
-                        constructBundleFromAttachedTrytes(attachedTrytes, seedStore)
-                            .then((transactionObjects) => {
-                                if (
-                                    isBundle(transactionObjects) &&
-                                    isBundleTraversable(transactionObjects, trunkTransaction, branchTransaction)
-                                ) {
-                                    resolve({
-                                        transactionObjects,
-                                        trytes: attachedTrytes,
-                                    });
-                                } else {
-                                    reject(new Error(Errors.INVALID_BUNDLE_CONSTRUCTED_WITH_REMOTE_POW));
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .catch(reject);
-                    }
-                },
-            );
-        });
+        const request = (requestTimeout) =>
+            new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                getIotaInstance(provider, requestTimeout).api.attachToTangle(
+                    trunkTransaction,
+                    branchTransaction,
+                    minWeightMagnitude,
+                    // Make sure trytes are sorted properly
+                    sortTransactionTrytesArray(trytes),
+                    (err, attachedTrytes) => {
+                        if (err) {
+                            reject(err);
+                        } else {
+                            constructBundleFromAttachedTrytes(attachedTrytes, seedStore)
+                                .then((transactionObjects) => {
+                                    if (
+                                        isBundle(transactionObjects) &&
+                                        isBundleTraversable(transactionObjects, trunkTransaction, branchTransaction)
+                                    ) {
+                                        resolve({
+                                            transactionObjects,
+                                            trytes: attachedTrytes,
+                                        });
+                                    } else {
+                                        reject(new Error(Errors.INVALID_BUNDLE_CONSTRUCTED_WITH_REMOTE_POW));
+                                    }
+                                })
+                                .catch(reject);
+                        }
+                    },
+                );
+            });
+
+        const defaultRequestTimeout = getApiTimeout('attachToTangle');
+
+        return withRequestTimeoutsHandler(defaultRequestTimeout)(request);
     }
 
     return seedStore
diff --git a/src/shared/libs/iota/utils.js b/src/shared/libs/iota/utils.js
index 3efe9d4d2a..bc2f6fabe0 100644
--- a/src/shared/libs/iota/utils.js
+++ b/src/shared/libs/iota/utils.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import URL from 'url-parse';
 import { BigNumber } from 'bignumber.js';
 import { iota } from './index';
 import { isNodeHealthy } from './extendedApi';
-import { NODELIST_URL } from '../../config';
+import { NODELIST_URL, MAX_REQUEST_TIMEOUT } from '../../config';
 import Errors from '../errors';
 
 export const MAX_SEED_LENGTH = 81;
@@ -442,3 +442,38 @@ export const throwIfNodeNotHealthy = (provider) => {
         return isSynced;
     });
 };
+
+/**
+ * Handles timeouts for network requests made to IRI nodes
+ * Catches "request timeout" exceptions and retries network request with increased timeout
+ * See (https://github.com/iotaledger/iota.js/blob/master/lib/utils/makeRequest.js#L115)
+ *
+ * @method withRequestTimeoutsHandler
+ *
+ * @param {number} timeout
+ *
+ * @returns {function}
+ */
+export const withRequestTimeoutsHandler = (timeout) => {
+    let attempt = 1;
+
+    const getNextTimeout = () => attempt * timeout;
+
+    const handleTimeout = (promiseFunc) => {
+        return promiseFunc(getNextTimeout()).catch((error) => {
+            attempt += 1;
+
+            if (
+                (includes(error.message, Errors.REQUEST_TIMED_OUT) ||
+                    includes(error.message, Errors.REQUEST_TIMED_OUT.toLowerCase())) &&
+                getNextTimeout() < MAX_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
+            ) {
+                return handleTimeout(promiseFunc);
+            }
+
+            throw error;
+        });
+    };
+
+    return handleTimeout;
+};