diff --git a/interface/lib/classes/validate_client.inc.php b/interface/lib/classes/validate_client.inc.php
index 463f697c293827ba1dd0191f1eec527b5fda0f55..09e1df9e150e9042cdc32c10587a407f6c226fe4 100644
--- a/interface/lib/classes/validate_client.inc.php
+++ b/interface/lib/classes/validate_client.inc.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class validate_client {
 			}
 			try {
 				ini_set("default_socket_timeout", 5);
-				$client = new SoapClient("http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl");
+				$client = new SoapClient("http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl", array('connection_timeout' => 5));
 				$params = array('countryCode' => $cc, 'vatNumber' => $vn);
 				try{
 					$r = $client->checkVat($params);