diff --git a/dev/cosbench-s3/src/com/intel/cosbench/api/S3Stor/S3Storage.java b/dev/cosbench-s3/src/com/intel/cosbench/api/S3Stor/S3Storage.java
index 09621244..fce14440 100644
--- a/dev/cosbench-s3/src/com/intel/cosbench/api/S3Stor/S3Storage.java
+++ b/dev/cosbench-s3/src/com/intel/cosbench/api/S3Stor/S3Storage.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public void init(Config config, Logger logger) {
         
         ClientConfiguration clientConf = new ClientConfiguration();
         clientConf.setConnectionTimeout(timeout);
+        clientConf.setSocketTimeout(timeout);
 //        clientConf.setProtocol(Protocol.HTTP);
 		if((!proxyHost.equals(""))&&(!proxyPort.equals(""))){
 			clientConf.setProxyHost(proxyHost);