diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 6f96b845..2d0d0ff5 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() {
   fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  httpCode=$(curl -s -L ${compression} ${cmd_ext} ${heisenbergCompensator} -w "%{http_code}" -A "${agent}" "${url}" -o "${patternBuffer}" 2> /dev/null)
+  httpCode=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -s -L ${compression} ${cmd_ext} ${heisenbergCompensator} -w "%{http_code}" -A "${agent}" "${url}" -o "${patternBuffer}" 2> /dev/null)
 
   case $url in
     # Did we "download" a local file?