diff --git a/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/config/NcmpConfiguration.java b/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/config/NcmpConfiguration.java
index a418155..f250ddb 100644
--- a/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/config/NcmpConfiguration.java
+++ b/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/config/NcmpConfiguration.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.cps.ncmp.api.impl.config;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@
 @RequiredArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PROTECTED)
 public class NcmpConfiguration {
 
+    private static final Duration CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = Duration.ofMillis(180000);
+    private static final Duration READ_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS = Duration.ofMillis(180000);
+
     @Getter
     @Component
     public static class DmiProperties {
@@ -59,7 +63,8 @@
     @Bean
     @Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_SINGLETON)
     public static RestTemplate restTemplate(final RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder) {
-        final RestTemplate restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.build();
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate = restTemplateBuilder.setConnectTimeout(CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS)
+                .setReadTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS).build();
         setRestTemplateMessageConverters(restTemplate);
         return restTemplate;
     }