diff --git a/config/vufind/config.ini b/config/vufind/config.ini
index c10551d886d18cbb3fcb00cc1dc2a8608d8936b1..973a708cabd6b4b9e5e0dff7ca0cbb6a5998dd34 100644
--- a/config/vufind/config.ini
+++ b/config/vufind/config.ini
@@ -850,6 +850,8 @@ url             = https://www.myendnoteweb.com/EndNoteWeb.html
 ;sslcapath = "/etc/ssl/certs" ; e.g. for Debian systems
 ;sslcafile = "/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem" ; e.g. for CentOS systems
 
+;timeout = 30 ; default timeout if not overridden by more specific code/settings
+
 ; Using a curl Adapter instead of the the defaultAdapter (Socket)
 ; adapter = 'Zend\Http\Client\Adapter\Curl'