diff --git a/storage/connect/myconn.cpp b/storage/connect/myconn.cpp
index 9ebf77ff35a..41fdb1f5e98 100644
--- a/storage/connect/myconn.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/myconn.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ int MYSQLC::Open(PGLOBAL g, const char *host, const char *db,
                             const char *user, const char *pwd,
                             int pt)
   {
+  uint cto = 60, nrt = 120;
+
   m_DB = mysql_init(NULL);
 
   if (!m_DB) {
@@ -323,6 +325,9 @@ int MYSQLC::Open(PGLOBAL g, const char *host, const char *db,
   // client's options, and vice versa.
   mysql_options(m_DB, MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP, "PlugDB_CLIENT");
   mysql_options(m_DB, MYSQL_OPT_USE_REMOTE_CONNECTION, NULL);
+  mysql_options(m_DB, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, &cto);
+  mysql_options(m_DB, MYSQL_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT, &nrt);
+//mysql_options(m_DB, MYSQL_OPT_WRITE_TIMEOUT, ...);
 
 #if 0
   if (pwd && !strcmp(pwd, "*")) {