diff --git a/rest-helix/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/helix/TwitchHelixBuilder.java b/rest-helix/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/helix/TwitchHelixBuilder.java
index 11f900286..4e95520da 100644
--- a/rest-helix/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/helix/TwitchHelixBuilder.java
+++ b/rest-helix/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/helix/TwitchHelixBuilder.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.experimental.Wither;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ public class TwitchHelixBuilder extends TwitchAPIBuilder<TwitchHelixBuilder> {
      */
     private String baseUrl = "https://api.twitch.tv/helix";
 
+    /**
+     * Default Timeout
+     */
+    @Wither
+    private Integer timeout = 5000;
+
     /**
      * Initialize the builder
      *
@@ -62,8 +69,8 @@ public TwitchHelix build() {
             .logger(new Logger.ErrorLogger())
             .errorDecoder(new TwitchHelixErrorDecoder(new JacksonDecoder()))
             .requestInterceptor(new TwitchClientIdInterceptor(this))
-            .retryer(new Retryer.Default(1, 10000, 3))
-            .options(new Request.Options(5000, 15000))
+            .options(new Request.Options(timeout / 3, timeout))
+            .retryer(new Retryer.Default(500, timeout, 2))
             .target(TwitchHelix.class, baseUrl);
 
         // register with serviceMediator
diff --git a/rest-kraken/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/kraken/TwitchKrakenBuilder.java b/rest-kraken/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/kraken/TwitchKrakenBuilder.java
index a6025d960..add78f8e1 100644
--- a/rest-kraken/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/kraken/TwitchKrakenBuilder.java
+++ b/rest-kraken/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/kraken/TwitchKrakenBuilder.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.experimental.Wither;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ public class TwitchKrakenBuilder extends TwitchAPIBuilder<TwitchKrakenBuilder> {
      */
     private String baseUrl = "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken";
 
+    /**
+     * Default Timeout
+     */
+    @Wither
+    private Integer timeout = 5000;
+
     /**
      * Initialize the builder
      *
@@ -50,8 +57,8 @@ public TwitchKraken build() {
             .errorDecoder(new TwitchKrakenErrorDecoder(new JacksonDecoder()))
             .logLevel(Logger.Level.BASIC)
             .requestInterceptor(new TwitchClientIdInterceptor(this))
-            .retryer(new Retryer.Default(1, 10000, 3))
-            .options(new Request.Options(5000, 15000))
+            .options(new Request.Options(timeout / 3, timeout))
+            .retryer(new Retryer.Default(500, timeout, 2))
             .target(TwitchKraken.class, baseUrl);
 
         // register with serviceMediator
diff --git a/twitch4j/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/TwitchClientBuilder.java b/twitch4j/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/TwitchClientBuilder.java
index 9c591e1ab..50b0d01a3 100644
--- a/twitch4j/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/TwitchClientBuilder.java
+++ b/twitch4j/src/main/java/com/github/twitch4j/TwitchClientBuilder.java
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ public class TwitchClientBuilder extends TwitchAPIBuilder<TwitchClientBuilder> {
     @Wither
     private String redirectUrl = "http://localhost";
 
+    /**
+     * Default Timeout
+     */
+    @Wither
+    private Integer timeout = 5000;
+
     /**
      * Enabled: Helix
      */
@@ -152,6 +158,7 @@ public TwitchClient build() {
                 .withClientSecret(getClientSecret())
                 .withEventManager(eventManager)
                 .withUserAgent(userAgent)
+                .withTimeout(timeout)
                 .build();
         }
 
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@ public TwitchClient build() {
                 .withClientSecret(getClientSecret())
                 .withEventManager(eventManager)
                 .withUserAgent(userAgent)
+                .withTimeout(timeout)
                 .build();
         }