diff --git a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/storage/testing/RemoteGcsHelper.java b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/storage/testing/RemoteGcsHelper.java
index 53353513a937..7a134b1d524a 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/storage/testing/RemoteGcsHelper.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/storage/testing/RemoteGcsHelper.java
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ public static RemoteGcsHelper create(String projectId, String keyPath, Option...
               .totalRetryPeriodMillis(120000)
               .initialRetryDelayMillis(250)
               .build())
+          .connectTimeout(60000)
+          .readTimeout(60000)
           .build();
       return new RemoteGcsHelper(storageOptions);
     } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {