diff --git a/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs b/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs
index fed276612..186bf3985 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ protected void Initialize()
             Platform = new Platform(Environment);
 
             LogHelper.TracingEnabled = UserSettings.Get(Constants.TraceLoggingKey, false);
+            ApplicationConfiguration.WebTimeout = UserSettings.Get(Constants.WebTimeoutKey, ApplicationConfiguration.WebTimeout);
             ProcessManager = new ProcessManager(Environment, Platform.GitEnvironment, CancellationToken);
             Platform.Initialize(ProcessManager, TaskManager);
             GitClient = new GitClient(Environment, ProcessManager, TaskManager.Token);