diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26840355..8e386da4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.7.0 (unreleased)
+
+* Add timeout configuration option, close #74
+
 ## v0.6.6 (released at 12/15/2015)
 
 * Add jsapi_ticket support for Enterprise Account
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5738ee3f..72328c15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ production:
   agentid:    <%= ENV['WECHAT_AGENTID'] %>
   access_token:  <%= ENV['WECHAT_ACCESS_TOKEN'] %>
   token:      <%= ENV['WECHAT_TOKEN'] %>
-  skip_verify_ssl: false
+  timeout:    30,
+  skip_verify_ssl: true
   encoding_aes_key:  <%= ENV['WECHAT_ENCODING_AES_KEY'] %>
   jsapi_ticket: <%= ENV['WECHAT_JSAPI_TICKET'] %>
 
@@ -133,6 +134,10 @@ test:
 
 注意在Rails项目根目录下运行`wechat`命令行工具会优先使用`config/wechat.yml`中的`default`配置，如果失败则使用`~\.wechat.yml`中的配置，以便于在生产环境下管理多个微信账号应用。
 
+##### 配置微信服务器超时
+
+微信服务器有时请求会花很长时间，如果不配置，默认为20秒，可视情况配置。
+
 ##### 配置跳过SSL认证
 
 Wechat服务器有报道曾出现[RestClient::SSLCertificateNotVerified](http://qydev.weixin.qq.com/qa/index.php?qa=11037)错误，此时可以选择关闭SSL验证。`skip_verify_ssl: true`
diff --git a/lib/action_controller/wechat_responder.rb b/lib/action_controller/wechat_responder.rb
index dbe03fc3..c1964649 100644
--- a/lib/action_controller/wechat_responder.rb
+++ b/lib/action_controller/wechat_responder.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ def wechat_responder(opts = {})
       self.corpid = opts[:corpid] || Wechat.config.corpid
       self.agentid = opts[:agentid] || Wechat.config.agentid
       self.encrypt_mode = opts[:encrypt_mode] || Wechat.config.encrypt_mode || corpid.present?
+      self.timeout = opts[:timeout] || 20
       self.skip_verify_ssl = opts[:skip_verify_ssl]
       self.token = opts[:token] || Wechat.config.token
       self.encoding_aes_key = opts[:encoding_aes_key] || Wechat.config.encoding_aes_key
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@ def wechat_responder(opts = {})
         self.wechat = Wechat.api
       else
         if corpid.present?
-          self.wechat = Wechat::CorpApi.new(corpid, opts[:corpsecret], opts[:access_token], agentid, skip_verify_ssl, opts[:jsapi_ticket])
+          self.wechat = Wechat::CorpApi.new(corpid, opts[:corpsecret], opts[:access_token], agentid, timeout, skip_verify_ssl, opts[:jsapi_ticket])
         else
-          self.wechat = Wechat::Api.new(opts[:appid], opts[:secret], opts[:access_token], skip_verify_ssl, opts[:jsapi_ticket])
+          self.wechat = Wechat::Api.new(opts[:appid], opts[:secret], opts[:access_token], timeout, skip_verify_ssl, opts[:jsapi_ticket])
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/generators/wechat/templates/config/wechat.yml b/lib/generators/wechat/templates/config/wechat.yml
index 465ce2ba..5147b59f 100644
--- a/lib/generators/wechat/templates/config/wechat.yml
+++ b/lib/generators/wechat/templates/config/wechat.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ production:
 #  appid:      <%= ENV['WECHAT_APPID'] %>
 #  secret:     <%= ENV['WECHAT_APP_SECRET'] %>
   token:      <%%= ENV['WECHAT_TOKEN'] %>
+  timeout:    30,
+  skip_verify_ssl: true
   access_token:  <%%= ENV['WECHAT_ACCESS_TOKEN'] %>
   encrypt_mode: false # if true must fill encoding_aes_key
   encoding_aes_key:  <%%= ENV['WECHAT_ENCODING_AES_KEY'] %>
diff --git a/lib/wechat/api.rb b/lib/wechat/api.rb
index cde9d4fc..e9879fec 100644
--- a/lib/wechat/api.rb
+++ b/lib/wechat/api.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class Api < ApiBase
     API_BASE = 'https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/'
     OAUTH2_BASE = 'https://api.weixin.qq.com/sns/oauth2/'
 
-    def initialize(appid, secret, token_file, skip_verify_ssl, jsapi_ticket_file)
-      @client = Client.new(API_BASE, skip_verify_ssl)
+    def initialize(appid, secret, token_file, timeout, skip_verify_ssl, jsapi_ticket_file)
+      @client = Client.new(API_BASE, timeout, skip_verify_ssl)
       @access_token = AccessToken.new(@client, appid, secret, token_file)
       @jsapi_ticket = JsapiTicket.new(@client, @access_token, jsapi_ticket_file)
     end
diff --git a/lib/wechat/api_loader.rb b/lib/wechat/api_loader.rb
index 080d61cb..2a9fc2b2 100644
--- a/lib/wechat/api_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/wechat/api_loader.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ def self.with(options)
       js_token_file = options[:js_token_file] || c.jsapi_ticket || '/var/tmp/wechat_jsapi_ticket'
 
       if c.appid && c.secret && token_file.present?
-        Wechat::Api.new(c.appid, c.secret, token_file, c.skip_verify_ssl, js_token_file)
+        Wechat::Api.new(c.appid, c.secret, token_file, c.timeout, c.skip_verify_ssl, js_token_file)
       elsif c.corpid && c.corpsecret && token_file.present?
-        Wechat::CorpApi.new(c.corpid, c.corpsecret, token_file, c.agentid, c.skip_verify_ssl, js_token_file)
+        Wechat::CorpApi.new(c.corpid, c.corpsecret, token_file, c.agentid, c.timeout, c.skip_verify_ssl, js_token_file)
       else
         puts <<-HELP
 Need create ~/.wechat.yml with wechat appid and secret
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def self.loading_config!
         config[:access_token] ||= Rails.root.join('tmp/access_token').to_s
         config[:jsapi_ticket] ||= Rails.root.join('tmp/jsapi_ticket').to_s
       end
+      config[:timeout] ||= 20
       config.symbolize_keys!
       @config = OpenStruct.new(config)
     end
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ def self.config_from_environment
         token: ENV['WECHAT_TOKEN'],
         access_token: ENV['WECHAT_ACCESS_TOKEN'],
         encrypt_mode: ENV['WECHAT_ENCRYPT_MODE'],
+        timeout: ENV['WECHAT_TIMEOUT'],
         skip_verify_ssl: ENV['WECHAT_SKIP_VERIFY_SSL'],
         encoding_aes_key: ENV['WECHAT_ENCODING_AES_KEY'],
         jsapi_ticket: ENV['WECHAT_JSAPI_TICKET'] }
diff --git a/lib/wechat/client.rb b/lib/wechat/client.rb
index d8753865..b973b4be 100644
--- a/lib/wechat/client.rb
+++ b/lib/wechat/client.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,23 @@
 
 module Wechat
   class Client
-    attr_reader :base, :verify_ssl
+    attr_reader :base, :timeout, :verify_ssl
 
-    def initialize(base, skip_verify_ssl)
+    def initialize(base, timeout, skip_verify_ssl)
       @base = base
+      @timeout = timeout
       @verify_ssl = skip_verify_ssl ? OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE : OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
     end
 
     def get(path, header = {})
       request(path, header) do |url, header|
-        RestClient::Request.execute(method: :get, url: url, headers: header, verify_ssl: verify_ssl)
+        RestClient::Request.execute(method: :get, url: url, headers: header, timeout: timeout, verify_ssl: verify_ssl)
       end
     end
 
     def post(path, payload, header = {})
       request(path, header) do |url, header|
-        RestClient::Request.execute(method: :post, url: url, payload: payload, headers: header, verify_ssl: verify_ssl)
+        RestClient::Request.execute(method: :post, url: url, payload: payload, headers: header, timeout: timeout, verify_ssl: verify_ssl)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/wechat/corp_api.rb b/lib/wechat/corp_api.rb
index b82f34d0..db4cd0d9 100644
--- a/lib/wechat/corp_api.rb
+++ b/lib/wechat/corp_api.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class CorpApi < ApiBase
 
     API_BASE = 'https://qyapi.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/'
 
-    def initialize(appid, secret, token_file, agentid, skip_verify_ssl, jsapi_ticket_file)
-      @client = Client.new(API_BASE, skip_verify_ssl)
+    def initialize(appid, secret, token_file, agentid, timeout, skip_verify_ssl, jsapi_ticket_file)
+      @client = Client.new(API_BASE, timeout, skip_verify_ssl)
       @access_token = CorpAccessToken.new(@client, appid, secret, token_file)
       @agentid = agentid
       @jsapi_ticket = CorpJsapiTicket.new(@client, @access_token, jsapi_ticket_file)
diff --git a/lib/wechat/responder.rb b/lib/wechat/responder.rb
index 893999db..f524c213 100644
--- a/lib/wechat/responder.rb
+++ b/lib/wechat/responder.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Responder
     end
 
     module ClassMethods
-      attr_accessor :wechat, :token, :corpid, :agentid, :encrypt_mode, :skip_verify_ssl, :encoding_aes_key
+      attr_accessor :wechat, :token, :corpid, :agentid, :encrypt_mode, :timeout, :skip_verify_ssl, :encoding_aes_key
 
       def on(message_type, with: nil, respond: nil, &block)
         fail 'Unknow message type' unless [:text, :image, :voice, :video, :link, :event, :click, :view, :scan, :batch_job, :location, :fallback].include?(message_type)
diff --git a/spec/lib/wechat/api_spec.rb b/spec/lib/wechat/api_spec.rb
index ea4acce4..a5d74c14 100644
--- a/spec/lib/wechat/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/wechat/api_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   let(:jsapi_ticket_file) { Rails.root.join('tmp/jsapi_ticket') }
 
   subject do
-    Wechat::Api.new('appid', 'secret', token_file, false, jsapi_ticket_file)
+    Wechat::Api.new('appid', 'secret', token_file, 20, false, jsapi_ticket_file)
   end
 
   before :each do
diff --git a/spec/lib/wechat/client_spec.rb b/spec/lib/wechat/client_spec.rb
index 4250df94..54eb3aaf 100644
--- a/spec/lib/wechat/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/wechat/client_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 RSpec.describe Wechat::Client do
   subject do
-    Wechat::Client.new('http://host/', false)
+    Wechat::Client.new('http://host/', 20, false)
   end
 
   let(:response_params) do
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   describe '#get' do
     specify 'Will use http get method to request data' do
       expect(RestClient::Request).to receive(:execute)
-        .with(method: :get, url: 'http://host/token', headers: { accept: :json }, verify_ssl: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER)
+        .with(method: :get, url: 'http://host/token', headers: { accept: :json }, timeout: 20, verify_ssl: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER)
         .and_return(response_json)
       subject.get('token')
     end
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   describe '#post' do
     specify 'Will use http post method to request data' do
       expect(RestClient::Request).to receive(:execute)
-        .with(method: :post, url: 'http://host/token', payload: 'some_data', headers: { accept: :json }, verify_ssl: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER)
+        .with(method: :post, url: 'http://host/token', payload: 'some_data', headers: { accept: :json }, timeout: 20, verify_ssl: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER)
         .and_return(response_json)
       subject.post('token', 'some_data')
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/wechat/corp_api_spec.rb b/spec/lib/wechat/corp_api_spec.rb
index 77d5deba..1d0bf423 100644
--- a/spec/lib/wechat/corp_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/wechat/corp_api_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   let(:jsapi_ticket_file) { Rails.root.join('tmp/jsapi_ticket') }
 
   subject do
-    Wechat::CorpApi.new('corpid', 'corpsecret', token_file, '1', false, jsapi_ticket_file)
+    Wechat::CorpApi.new('corpid', 'corpsecret', token_file, '1', 20, false, jsapi_ticket_file)
   end
 
   before :each do