diff --git a/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.cpp b/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.cpp
index 3b9c7457a..d3a301a62 100644
--- a/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.cpp
+++ b/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void HTTPClientLight::setConnectTimeout(int32_t connectTimeout)
  * set the timeout for the TCP connection
  * @param timeout unsigned int
  */
-void HTTPClientLight::setTimeout(uint16_t timeout)
+void HTTPClientLight::setTimeout(uint32_t timeout)
 {
     _tcpTimeout = timeout;
     if(connected()) {
diff --git a/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.h b/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.h
index 4c2d9e5b0..5fbdc26f4 100644
--- a/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.h
+++ b/lib/HttpClientLight/src/HttpClientLight.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public:
     void setAuthorization(const char * user, const char * password);
     void setAuthorization(const char * auth);
     void setConnectTimeout(int32_t connectTimeout);
-    void setTimeout(uint16_t timeout);
+    void setTimeout(uint32_t timeout);
 
     // Redirections
     void setFollowRedirects(followRedirects_t follow);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ protected:
     uint16_t _port = 0;
     int32_t _connectTimeout = HTTPCLIENT_DEFAULT_TCP_TIMEOUT;  // Do not set to -1 as it fails WiFiClient connect()
     bool _reuse = true;
-    uint16_t _tcpTimeout = HTTPCLIENT_DEFAULT_TCP_TIMEOUT;
+    uint32_t _tcpTimeout = HTTPCLIENT_DEFAULT_TCP_TIMEOUT;
     bool _useHTTP10 = false;
     bool _secure = false;