diff --git a/mod_custom_tts/custom_glue.cpp b/mod_custom_tts/custom_glue.cpp
index ab5948c..43a0fbb 100644
--- a/mod_custom_tts/custom_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_custom_tts/custom_glue.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ std::string secondsToMillisecondsString(double seconds) {
     return std::to_string(milliseconds_long);
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("CUSTOM_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 10L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -76,7 +97,7 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
 
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
   return easy ;    
 }
diff --git a/mod_deepgram_tts/deepgram_glue.cpp b/mod_deepgram_tts/deepgram_glue.cpp
index ab8a447..a58f2a1 100644
--- a/mod_deepgram_tts/deepgram_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_deepgram_tts/deepgram_glue.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ std::string secondsToMillisecondsString(double seconds) {
     return std::to_string(milliseconds_long);
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("DEEPGRAM_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 10L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -77,7 +98,7 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
 
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
   return easy ;    
 }
diff --git a/mod_elevenlabs_tts/elevenlabs_glue.cpp b/mod_elevenlabs_tts/elevenlabs_glue.cpp
index 4e0322d..965e62f 100644
--- a/mod_elevenlabs_tts/elevenlabs_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_elevenlabs_tts/elevenlabs_glue.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,27 @@ int multi_timer_cb(CURLM *multi, long timeout_ms, GlobalInfo_t *g) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("ELEVENLABS_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 10L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -180,7 +201,7 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
 
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
   return easy ;    
 }
diff --git a/mod_playht_tts/playht_glue.cpp b/mod_playht_tts/playht_glue.cpp
index 32ef79e..283024a 100644
--- a/mod_playht_tts/playht_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_playht_tts/playht_glue.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ std::string secondsToMillisecondsString(double seconds) {
     return std::to_string(milliseconds_long);
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("PLAYHT_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 20L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -77,9 +98,9 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
   //For long text, PlayHT took more than 20 seconds to complete the download.
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 60L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
-  return easy ;    
+  return easy ;
 }
 
 static void cleanupConn(ConnInfo_t *conn) {
diff --git a/mod_rimelabs_tts/rimelabs_glue.cpp b/mod_rimelabs_tts/rimelabs_glue.cpp
index 30e77d8..3043666 100644
--- a/mod_rimelabs_tts/rimelabs_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_rimelabs_tts/rimelabs_glue.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,27 @@ std::string secondsToMillisecondsString(double seconds) {
     return std::to_string(milliseconds_long);
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("RIMELABS_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 10L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -78,7 +99,7 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
 
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
   return easy ;    
 }
diff --git a/mod_verbio_tts/verbio_glue.cpp b/mod_verbio_tts/verbio_glue.cpp
index d9a44bc..f561f44 100644
--- a/mod_verbio_tts/verbio_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_verbio_tts/verbio_glue.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ std::string secondsToMillisecondsString(double seconds) {
     return std::to_string(milliseconds_long);
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("VERBIO_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 10L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -77,9 +98,9 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
 
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
-  return easy ;    
+  return easy ;
 }
 
 static void cleanupConn(ConnInfo_t *conn) {
diff --git a/mod_whisper_tts/whisper_glue.cpp b/mod_whisper_tts/whisper_glue.cpp
index f6ae054..3657dae 100644
--- a/mod_whisper_tts/whisper_glue.cpp
+++ b/mod_whisper_tts/whisper_glue.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ std::string secondsToMillisecondsString(double seconds) {
     return std::to_string(milliseconds_long);
 }
 
+static std::string getEnvVar(const std::string& varName) {
+    const char* val = std::getenv(varName.c_str());
+    return val ? std::string(val) : "";
+}
+
+static long getConnectionTimeout() {
+    std::string connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("WHISPER_TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+
+    if (connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeoutStr = getEnvVar("TTS_CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT");
+    }
+
+    long connectTimeout = 10L;
+
+    if (!connectTimeoutStr.empty()) {
+        connectTimeout = std::stol(connectTimeoutStr);
+    }
+
+    return connectTimeout;
+}
+
 static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
   CURL* easy = curl_easy_init();
   if(!easy) {
@@ -76,7 +97,7 @@ static CURL* createEasyHandle(void) {
 
   // set connect timeout to 3 seconds and total timeout to 109 seconds
   curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS, 3000L);
-  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, getConnectionTimeout());
 
   return easy ;    
 }