diff --git a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc
index 65cdfac04ad..b6bf33b3998 100644
--- a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc
+++ b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-remote.uc
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ function network_open_channel(net, name, peer)
 		return;
 
 	core.dbg(`Try to connect to ${name}\n`);
+	sock.setopt(socket.SOL_TCP, socket.TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, 30 * 1000);
 	sock.connect(addr);
 	let auth_data_cb = (msg) => {
 		if (!network_auth_valid(sock_data.name, sock_data.id, msg.token))