diff --git a/src/net/nl_http_server.c b/src/net/nl_http_server.c
index 084fcf0..2fbc0ca 100644
--- a/src/net/nl_http_server.c
+++ b/src/net/nl_http_server.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static void serve(int fd)
     tv.tv_sec = 5;
     tv.tv_usec = 0;
     setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &tv, sizeof tv);
+    setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, &tv, sizeof tv);
     while (pr == NL_HTTP_INCOMPLETE && len < sizeof s_buf) {
         int n = recv(fd, s_buf + len, sizeof s_buf - len, 0);
         if (n <= 0)