diff --git a/alpaca/Dockerfile b/alpaca/Dockerfile
index d72f7a75..ce4310b6 100644
--- a/alpaca/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpaca/Dockerfile
@@ -51,12 +51,15 @@ ENV \
     ALPACA_FITS_QUEUE=broker:queue:islandora-connector-fits \
     ALPACA_FITS_REDELIVERIES=10 \
     ALPACA_FITS_SERVICE=http://crayfits:8000 \
+    ALPACA_FITS_TIMEOUT=10000 \
     ALPACA_HOMARUS_QUEUE=broker:queue:islandora-connector-homarus \
     ALPACA_HOMARUS_REDELIVERIES=10 \
     ALPACA_HOMARUS_SERVICE=http://homarus:8000/convert \
+    ALPACA_HOMARUS_TIMEOUT=10000 \
     ALPACA_HOUDINI_QUEUE=broker:queue:islandora-connector-houdini \
     ALPACA_HOUDINI_REDELIVERIES=10 \
     ALPACA_HOUDINI_SERVICE=http://houdini:8000/convert \
+    ALPACA_HOUDINI_TIMEOUT=10000 \
     ALPACA_HTTP_TOKEN=islandora \
     ALPACA_INDEXING_MILLINER_URL=http://milliner:8000 \
     ALPACA_INDEXING_REDELIVERIES=10 \
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ ENV \
     ALPACA_OCR_QUEUE=broker:queue:islandora-connector-ocr \
     ALPACA_OCR_REDELIVERIES=10 \
     ALPACA_OCR_SERVICE=http://hypercube:8000 \
+    ALPACA_OCR_TIMEOUT=10000 \
     JAVA_OPTS="-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dnet.sf.ehcache.skipUpdateCheck=true -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:MaxPermSize=128m -Xms512m -Xmx8g"
 
 COPY --from=download --chown=karaf:karaf /opt/karaf /opt/karaf
diff --git a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.fits.blueprint.xml.tmpl b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.fits.blueprint.xml.tmpl
index badefd14..b2c1927f 100644
--- a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.fits.blueprint.xml.tmpl
+++ b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.fits.blueprint.xml.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,19 @@
 
   <reference id="broker" interface="org.apache.camel.Component" filter="(osgi.jndi.service.name=fcrepo/Broker)"/>
 
-  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
-  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
+  <bean id="requestConfigConfigurer" class="ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative.RequestConfigConfigurer">
+    <property name="connectionRequestTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_FITS_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="connectTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_FITS_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="socketTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_FITS_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
 
   <camelContext id="IslandoraConnectorFits" xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/blueprint">
     <package>ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative</package>
diff --git a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.homarus.blueprint.xml.tmpl b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.homarus.blueprint.xml.tmpl
index 348c3d13..7b7f6f4d 100644
--- a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.homarus.blueprint.xml.tmpl
+++ b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.homarus.blueprint.xml.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,19 @@
 
   <reference id="broker" interface="org.apache.camel.Component" filter="(osgi.jndi.service.name=fcrepo/Broker)"/>
 
-  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
-  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
+  <bean id="requestConfigConfigurer" class="ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative.RequestConfigConfigurer">
+    <property name="connectionRequestTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_HOMARUS_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="connectTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_HOMARUS_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="socketTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_HOMARUS_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
 
   <camelContext id="IslandoraConnectorHomarus" xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/blueprint">
     <package>ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative</package>
diff --git a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.houdini.blueprint.xml.tmpl b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.houdini.blueprint.xml.tmpl
index 49bb0f66..660e6a14 100644
--- a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.houdini.blueprint.xml.tmpl
+++ b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.houdini.blueprint.xml.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,19 @@
 
   <reference id="broker" interface="org.apache.camel.Component" filter="(osgi.jndi.service.name=fcrepo/Broker)"/>
 
-  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
-  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
+  <bean id="requestConfigConfigurer" class="ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative.RequestConfigConfigurer">
+    <property name="connectionRequestTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_HOUDINI_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="connectTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_HOUDINI_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="socketTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_HOUDINI_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
 
   <camelContext id="IslandoraConnectorHoudini" xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/blueprint">
     <package>ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative</package>
diff --git a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.ocr.blueprint.xml.tmpl b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.ocr.blueprint.xml.tmpl
index 675e3344..09cabf1c 100644
--- a/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.ocr.blueprint.xml.tmpl
+++ b/alpaca/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.ocr.blueprint.xml.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,19 @@
 
   <reference id="broker" interface="org.apache.camel.Component" filter="(osgi.jndi.service.name=fcrepo/Broker)"/>
 
-  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
-  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent"/>
+  <bean id="requestConfigConfigurer" class="ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative.RequestConfigConfigurer">
+    <property name="connectionRequestTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_OCR_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="connectTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_OCR_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+    <property name="socketTimeoutMs" value="{{ getenv "ALPACA_OCR_TIMEOUT" }}"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="http" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
+
+  <bean id="https" class="org.apache.camel.component.http4.HttpComponent">
+    <property name="httpClientConfigurer" ref="requestConfigConfigurer"/>
+  </bean>
 
   <camelContext id="IslandoraConnectorOCR" xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/blueprint">
     <package>ca.islandora.alpaca.connector.derivative</package>