diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.insteon/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/insteon/internal/driver/hub/HubIOStream.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.insteon/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/insteon/internal/driver/hub/HubIOStream.java
index fcbc60ccc..052a4102f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.insteon/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/insteon/internal/driver/hub/HubIOStream.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.insteon/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/insteon/internal/driver/hub/HubIOStream.java
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ public class HubIOStream extends IOStream implements Runnable {
         HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
         try {
             connection.setConnectTimeout(30000);
+            connection.setReadTimeout(10000);
             connection.setUseCaches(false);
             connection.setDoInput(true);
             connection.setDoOutput(false);