diff --git a/python/ipnb/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/ipnb/protocol/IpnbConnection.java b/python/ipnb/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/ipnb/protocol/IpnbConnection.java
index 0d34ddab4baa..48461d05c26e 100644
--- a/python/ipnb/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/ipnb/protocol/IpnbConnection.java
+++ b/python/ipnb/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/ipnb/protocol/IpnbConnection.java
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ public class IpnbConnection {
     if (urlConnection instanceof HttpURLConnection) {
       final HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection)urlConnection;
       connection.setRequestMethod(method);
+      connection.setReadTimeout(60000);
       final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream(), "utf-8"));
       try {
         final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();