diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Starter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Starter.kt
index f1d00c8a..2c899b57 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Starter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Starter.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
     Hooks.enableAutomaticContextPropagation()
     OpenSsl.ensureAvailability()
 
+    if (!System.getProperties().containsKey("sun.net.httpserver.maxReqTime")) {
+        System.setProperty("sun.net.httpserver.maxReqTime", "60")
+    }
+
+    if (!System.getProperties().containsKey("sun.net.httpserver.maxRspTime")) {
+        System.setProperty("sun.net.httpserver.maxRspTime", "600")
+    }
+
     // add metrics for internal reactor schedulers
     Schedulers.addExecutorServiceDecorator("key") { scheduler, execService ->
         val schedulerName = Scannable.from(scheduler).scanOrDefault(Attr.NAME, scheduler.javaClass.name)