diff --git a/engine/commands/cortex_upd_cmd.h b/engine/commands/cortex_upd_cmd.h
index 4d2899a36..501696956 100644
--- a/engine/commands/cortex_upd_cmd.h
+++ b/engine/commands/cortex_upd_cmd.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ constexpr const auto kNightlyFileName = "cortex-nightly.tar.gz";
 const std::string kCortexBinary = "cortex";
 constexpr const auto kBetaComp = "-rc";
 constexpr const auto kReleaseFormat = ".tar.gz";
+constexpr const auto kTimeoutCheckUpdate = std::chrono::milliseconds(1000);
 
 inline std::string GetRole() {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ inline void CheckNewUpdate() {
   CTL_INF("Engine release path: " << host_name << release_path);
 
   httplib::Client cli(host_name);
+  cli.set_connection_timeout(kTimeoutCheckUpdate);
   if (auto res = cli.Get(release_path)) {
     if (res->status == httplib::StatusCode::OK_200) {
       try {