diff --git a/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts b/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts
index d0209785b..83e6c318d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Bisq {
   }
 
   private updatePrice() {
-    axios.get<BisqTrade[]>('https://bisq.markets/api/trades/?market=bsq_btc')
+    axios.get<BisqTrade[]>('https://bisq.markets/api/trades/?market=bsq_btc', { timeout: 10000 })
       .then((response) => {
         const prices: number[] = [];
         response.data.forEach((trade) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index 24220da3e..a98941899 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,42 @@
 import config from '../../config';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
 import { AbstractBitcoinApi } from './bitcoin-api-abstract-factory';
 import { IEsploraApi } from './esplora-api.interface';
 
 class ElectrsApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
+  axiosConfig: AxiosRequestConfig = {
+    timeout: 10000,
+  };
 
   constructor() { }
 
   $getRawMempool(): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]> {
-    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/mempool/txids')
+    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/mempool/txids', this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
   $getRawTransaction(txId: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction> {
-    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Transaction>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/tx/' + txId)
+    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Transaction>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/tx/' + txId, this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
   $getBlockHeightTip(): Promise<number> {
-    return axios.get<number>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/blocks/tip/height')
+    return axios.get<number>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/blocks/tip/height', this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
   $getTxIdsForBlock(hash: string): Promise<string[]> {
-    return axios.get<string[]>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash + '/txids')
+    return axios.get<string[]>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash + '/txids', this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
   $getBlockHash(height: number): Promise<string> {
-    return axios.get<string>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block-height/' + height)
+    return axios.get<string>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block-height/' + height, this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
   $getBlock(hash: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Block> {
-    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Block>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash)
+    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Block>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash, this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ class ElectrsApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
   }
 
   $getRawTransactionBitcoind(txId: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction> {
-    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Transaction>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/tx/' + txId)
+    return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Transaction>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/tx/' + txId, this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/donations.ts b/backend/src/api/donations.ts
index 4f81ba276..580ae3a90 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/donations.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/donations.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Donations {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
       'Authorization': config.SPONSORS.BTCPAY_AUTH,
     },
+    timeout: 10000,
   };
 
   sponsorsCache: any[] = [];
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ class Donations {
     const res = await axios.get(`https://api.twitter.com/1.1/users/show.json?screen_name=${handle}`, {
       headers: {
         Authorization: 'Bearer ' + config.SPONSORS.TWITTER_BEARER_AUTH
-      }
+      },
+      timeout: 10000,
     });
     logger.debug('Twitter user data fetched:' + JSON.stringify(res.data));
     return res.data;
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ class Donations {
 
   private async $downloadProfileImageBlob(url: string): Promise<string> {
     logger.debug('Fetching image blob...');
-    const res = await axios.get(url, { responseType: 'arraybuffer' });
+    const res = await axios.get(url, { responseType: 'arraybuffer', timeout: 10000 });
     logger.debug('Image downloaded.');
     return Buffer.from(res.data, 'utf8').toString('base64');
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts b/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts
index 8de9f10bb..7be74f702 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FiatConversion {
 
   private async updateCurrency(): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      const response = await axios.get('https://price.bisq.wiz.biz/getAllMarketPrices');
+      const response = await axios.get('https://price.bisq.wiz.biz/getAllMarketPrices', { timeout: 10000 });
       const usd = response.data.data.find((item: any) => item.currencyCode === 'USD');
       this.conversionRates = {
         'USD': usd.price,
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index b0b565741..c4b7045ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Server {
       this.app
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'donations', async (req, res) => {
           try {
-            const response = await axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/donations', { responseType: 'stream' });
+            const response = await axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/donations', { responseType: 'stream', timeout: 10000 });
             response.data.pipe(res);
           } catch (e) {
             res.status(500).end();
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ class Server {
         })
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'donations/images/:id', async (req, res) => {
           try {
-            const response = await axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/donations/images/' + req.params.id, { responseType: 'stream' });
+            const response = await axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/donations/images/' + req.params.id, {
+              responseType: 'stream', timeout: 10000
+            });
             response.data.pipe(res);
           } catch (e) {
             res.status(500).end();