diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 8dc32e09..002fd3c4 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ $config = array(
 	// status, took automatically from config file if empty
 	'status_ip' => '',
 	'status_port' => '',
+	'status_timeout' => 2, // how long to wait for the initial response from the server (default: 2 seconds)
 
 	// other
 	'anonymous_usage_statistics' => true,
diff --git a/system/libs/pot/OTS_ServerInfo.php b/system/libs/pot/OTS_ServerInfo.php
index 2fcd6450..eb153c93 100644
--- a/system/libs/pot/OTS_ServerInfo.php
+++ b/system/libs/pot/OTS_ServerInfo.php
@@ -50,15 +50,14 @@ class OTS_ServerInfo
 /**
  * Sends packet to server.
  * 
- * @param OTS_Buffer $packet Buffer to send.
+ * @param OTS_Buffer|string $packet Buffer to send.
  * @return OTS_Buffer|null Respond buffer (null if server is offline).
  * @throws E_OTS_OutOfBuffer When there is read attemp after end of packet stream.
  */
     private function send(OTS_Buffer $packet)
     {
         // connects to server
-        // gives maximum 5 seconds to connect
-        $socket = @fsockopen($this->server, $this->port, $error, $message, 5);
+        $socket = @fsockopen($this->server, $this->port, $error, $message, config('status_timeout'));
 
         // if connected then checking statistics
         if($socket)