diff --git a/Common/Utils/API.ts b/Common/Utils/API.ts
index 10e3269e49..25c6f9fffa 100644
--- a/Common/Utils/API.ts
+++ b/Common/Utils/API.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import URL from "../Types/API/URL";
 import Dictionary from "../Types/Dictionary";
 import APIException from "../Types/Exception/ApiException";
 import { JSONArray, JSONObject } from "../Types/JSON";
-import axios, { AxiosError, AxiosResponse } from "axios";
+import axios, { AxiosError, AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse } from "axios";
 import Sleep from "../Types/Sleep";
 
 export interface RequestOptions {
   retries?: number | undefined;
   exponentialBackoff?: boolean | undefined;
+  timeout?: number | undefined;
 }
 
 export default class API {
@@ -383,12 +384,18 @@ export default class API {
       while (currentRetry <= maxRetries) {
         currentRetry++;
         try {
-          result = await axios({
+          const axiosOptions: AxiosRequestConfig = {
             method: method,
             url: url.toString(),
             headers: finalHeaders,
             data: finalBody,
-          });
+          };
+
+          if (options?.timeout) {
+            axiosOptions.timeout = options.timeout;
+          }
+
+          result = await axios(axiosOptions);
 
           break;
         } catch (e) {
diff --git a/Probe/Utils/Monitors/Monitor.ts b/Probe/Utils/Monitors/Monitor.ts
index 45cadaf93e..1b5024af8c 100644
--- a/Probe/Utils/Monitors/Monitor.ts
+++ b/Probe/Utils/Monitors/Monitor.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import API from "Common/Utils/API";
 import LocalCache from "Common/Server/Infrastructure/LocalCache";
 import logger from "Common/Server/Utils/Logger";
 import Monitor from "Common/Models/DatabaseModels/Monitor";
+import PositiveNumber from "Common/Types/PositiveNumber";
 
 export default class MonitorUtil {
   public static async probeMonitor(
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ export default class MonitorUtil {
           {
             retry: 5,
             monitorId: monitor.id!,
+            timeout: new PositiveNumber(60000), // 60 seconds
           },
         );
 
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ export default class MonitorUtil {
           {
             retry: 5,
             monitorId: monitor.id!,
+            timeout: new PositiveNumber(60000), // 60 seconds
           },
         );
 
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ export default class MonitorUtil {
         {
           retry: 5,
           monitorId: monitor.id!,
+          timeout: new PositiveNumber(60000), // 60 seconds
         },
       );
 
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ export default class MonitorUtil {
         {
           retry: 5,
           monitorId: monitor.id!,
+          timeout: new PositiveNumber(60000), // 60 seconds
         },
       );
 
@@ -305,6 +310,7 @@ export default class MonitorUtil {
           isHeadRequest: MonitorUtil.isHeadRequest(monitorStep),
           monitorId: monitor.id!,
           retry: 5,
+          timeout: new PositiveNumber(60000), // 60 seconds
         },
       );
 
@@ -345,6 +351,7 @@ export default class MonitorUtil {
           monitorId: monitor.id!,
           requestType: monitorStep.data?.requestType || HTTPMethod.GET,
           retry: 5,
+          timeout: new PositiveNumber(60000), // 60 seconds
         },
       );
 
diff --git a/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/ApiMonitor.ts b/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/ApiMonitor.ts
index 3ade7f6f56..9b5532fb90 100644
--- a/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/ApiMonitor.ts
+++ b/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/ApiMonitor.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class ApiMonitor {
       currentRetryCount?: number | undefined;
       monitorId?: ObjectID | undefined;
       isOnlineCheckRequest?: boolean | undefined;
+      timeout?: PositiveNumber; // timeout in milliseconds
     },
   ): Promise<APIResponse | null> {
     if (!options) {
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ export default class ApiMonitor {
           url,
           options.requestBody || undefined,
           options.requestHeaders || undefined,
+          undefined,
+          {
+            timeout: options.timeout?.toNumber() || 5000,
+          },
         );
 
       if (
@@ -75,6 +80,10 @@ export default class ApiMonitor {
           url,
           options.requestBody || undefined,
           options.requestHeaders || undefined,
+          undefined,
+          {
+            timeout: options.timeout?.toNumber() || 5000,
+          },
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/WebsiteMonitor.ts b/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/WebsiteMonitor.ts
index aaa792d8c6..9d287957ba 100644
--- a/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/WebsiteMonitor.ts
+++ b/Probe/Utils/Monitors/MonitorTypes/WebsiteMonitor.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default class WebsiteMonitor {
       currentRetryCount?: number | undefined;
       monitorId?: ObjectID | undefined;
       isOnlineCheckRequest?: boolean | undefined;
+      timeout?: PositiveNumber; // timeout in milliseconds
     },
   ): Promise<ProbeWebsiteResponse | null> {
     if (!options) {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export default class WebsiteMonitor {
       let startTime: [number, number] = process.hrtime();
       let result: WebsiteResponse = await WebsiteRequest.fetch(url, {
         isHeadRequest: options.isHeadRequest,
-        timeout: 30000,
+        timeout: options.timeout?.toNumber() || 5000,
       });
 
       if (
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export default class WebsiteMonitor {
         startTime = process.hrtime();
         result = await WebsiteRequest.fetch(url, {
           isHeadRequest: false,
-          timeout: 30000,
+          timeout: options.timeout?.toNumber() || 5000,
         });
       }