diff --git a/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/gen-config.go b/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/gen-config.go
index e0379fd5e5..c7e88ab89a 100644
--- a/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/gen-config.go
+++ b/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/node/gen-config.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func defaultConfig() *node.Config {
 	conf.Routing.SetupNodes = []cipher.PubKey{sPK}
 	conf.Routing.Table.Type = "boltdb"
 	conf.Routing.Table.Location = "./skywire/routing.db"
+	conf.Routing.RouteFinderTimeout = node.Duration(10 * time.Second)
 
 	conf.ManagerNodes = []node.ManagerConfig{}
 
diff --git a/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/rtfind/root.go b/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/rtfind/root.go
index fcb0bfeda8..cc2c9e8596 100644
--- a/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/rtfind/root.go
+++ b/cmd/skywire-cli/commands/rtfind/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rtfind
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -12,11 +13,13 @@ import (
 
 var frAddr string
 var frMinHops, frMaxHops uint16
+var timeout time.Duration
 
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&frAddr, "addr", "https://routefinder.skywire.skycoin.net", "address in which to contact route finder service")
 	RootCmd.Flags().Uint16Var(&frMinHops, "min-hops", 1, "min hops for the returning routeFinderRoutesCmd")
 	RootCmd.Flags().Uint16Var(&frMaxHops, "max-hops", 1000, "max hops for the returning routeFinderRoutesCmd")
+	RootCmd.Flags().DurationVar(&timeout, "timeout", 10*time.Second, "timeout for remote server requests")
 }
 
 // RootCmd is the command that queries the route-finder.
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Queries the Route Finder for available routes between two nodes",
 	Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(2),
 	Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		rfc := client.NewHTTP(frAddr)
+		rfc := client.NewHTTP(frAddr, timeout)
 
 		var srcPK, dstPK cipher.PubKey
 		internal.Catch(srcPK.Set(args[0]))
diff --git a/pkg/node/config.go b/pkg/node/config.go
index 5475e44832..b6b358cc1c 100644
--- a/pkg/node/config.go
+++ b/pkg/node/config.go
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	} `json:"transport"`
 
 	Routing struct {
-		SetupNodes  []cipher.PubKey `json:"setup_nodes"`
-		RouteFinder string          `json:"route_finder"`
-		Table       struct {
+		SetupNodes         []cipher.PubKey `json:"setup_nodes"`
+		RouteFinder        string          `json:"route_finder"`
+		RouteFinderTimeout Duration        `json:"route_finder_timeout"`
+		Table              struct {
 			Type     string `json:"type"`
 			Location string `json:"location"`
 		} `json:"table"`
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 24c829ab5e..4e5c4775d5 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func NewNode(config *Config) (*Node, error) {
 		SecKey:           sk,
 		TransportManager: node.tm,
 		RoutingTable:     node.rt,
-		RouteFinder:      routeFinder.NewHTTP(config.Routing.RouteFinder),
+		RouteFinder:      routeFinder.NewHTTP(config.Routing.RouteFinder, time.Duration(config.Routing.RouteFinderTimeout)),
 		SetupNodes:       config.Routing.SetupNodes,
 	}
 	r := router.New(rConfig)
diff --git a/pkg/route-finder/client/client.go b/pkg/route-finder/client/client.go
index d11813cb99..d80abd8167 100644
--- a/pkg/route-finder/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/route-finder/client/client.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/routing"
 )
 
-const contextTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+const defaultContextTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 
 // GetRoutesRequest parses json body for /routes endpoint request
 type GetRoutesRequest struct {
@@ -50,15 +50,21 @@ type Client interface {
 
 // APIClient implements Client interface
 type apiClient struct {
-	addr   string
-	client http.Client
+	addr       string
+	client     http.Client
+	apiTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewHTTP constructs new Client that communicates over http.
-func NewHTTP(addr string) Client {
+func NewHTTP(addr string, apiTimeout time.Duration) Client {
+	if apiTimeout == 0 {
+		apiTimeout = defaultContextTimeout
+	}
+
 	return &apiClient{
-		addr:   sanitizedAddr(addr),
-		client: http.Client{},
+		addr:       sanitizedAddr(addr),
+		client:     http.Client{},
+		apiTimeout: apiTimeout,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ func (c *apiClient) PairedRoutes(source, destiny cipher.PubKey, minHops, maxHops
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), contextTimeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), c.apiTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 	req = req.WithContext(ctx)