diff --git a/check_webservice_load.sh b/check_webservice_load.sh
index e7170ad..be9e577 100755
--- a/check_webservice_load.sh
+++ b/check_webservice_load.sh
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ detect_os
 # Some default values
 #
 DEFAULT_CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS="/root/bin/monitoring/check_local_webservice.sh"
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE=10
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP=10
 
 if [[ ! -f "$conf_file" ]]; then
    echo ""
@@ -188,6 +190,9 @@ else
    source "$conf_file"
 fi
 
+[[ -n "$TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE" ]] || TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE="$DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE" 
+[[ -n "$TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP" ]] || TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP="$DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP" 
+
 [[ -n "$CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS" ]] || CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS="$DEFAULT_CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS"
 
 
@@ -2063,7 +2068,7 @@ if $check_apache ; then
 
    else
 
-      if ! $(curl -Is -m 10 http://$curl_check_host | head -n 1 | grep "200 OK" > /dev/null) ; then
+      if ! $(curl -Is -m $TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE http://$curl_check_host | head -n 1 | grep "200 OK" > /dev/null) ; then
          echo -e "\nApache Webservice seems to be running, but is NOT responding! - Try to restart service.." >> $LOCK_DIR/extra_msg.txt
          echo -e "========================================================================================"  >> $LOCK_DIR/extra_msg.txt
 
@@ -2108,7 +2113,7 @@ if $check_nginx ; then
    else
       if ! $ommit_curl_check_nginx ; then
 
-         if ! $(curl -Is -m 10 http://$curl_check_host | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null) ; then
+         if ! $(curl -Is -m $TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE http://$curl_check_host | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null) ; then
             
             # Same but via SSL
             #
@@ -2172,11 +2177,11 @@ if $check_php_fpm ; then
 
       elif [[ -n ${php_fpm_ping_path[$_version]} ]] ; then
 
-         if ! $(curl -Is -m 10 http://${curl_check_host}/${php_fpm_ping_path[$_version]} | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null) ; then
+         if ! $(curl -Is -m $TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP http://${curl_check_host}/${php_fpm_ping_path[$_version]} | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null) ; then
 
             # Same via SSL
             #
-            if ! $(curl --insecure -Is -m 10 https://${curl_check_host}/${php_fpm_ping_path[$_version]} | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null) ; then
+            if ! $(curl --insecure -Is -m $TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP https://${curl_check_host}/${php_fpm_ping_path[$_version]} | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null) ; then
 
                echo -e "\nPHP-FPM v$_version seems to be running, but is NOT responding! - Try to restart service.." >> $LOCK_DIR/extra_msg.txt
                echo -e "===================================================================================="  >> $LOCK_DIR/extra_msg.txt
diff --git a/conf/check_webservice_load.conf.sample b/conf/check_webservice_load.conf.sample
index 7fddb9b..9c9b610 100644
--- a/conf/check_webservice_load.conf.sample
+++ b/conf/check_webservice_load.conf.sample
@@ -58,6 +58,26 @@ check_php_fpm=true
 check_redis=false
 check_website=false
 
+
+# TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE
+#
+# Maximum time in seconds that you allow for the response from the webserver.
+#
+# Defaults to:
+#     TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE=10
+#
+#TIMEOUT_CHECK_WEBSITE=10
+
+# TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP
+#
+# Maximum time in seconds that you allow for the response from the webserver.
+#
+# Defaults to:
+#     TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP=10
+#
+#TIMEOUT_CHECK_PHP=10
+
+
 # - If service is not listen on 127.0.0.1/loclhost, curl check must
 # - be ommited
 # -