diff --git a/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp b/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp
index d1d179c..6fbaaf8 100644
--- a/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp
+++ b/src/DirectCommunicationClient.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace DirectCommunication
 
         socket_.set(zmq::sockopt::rcvtimeo,100);
         socket_.set(zmq::sockopt::sndtimeo,500);
+        socket_.set(zmq::sockopt::connect_timeout,500);
+
 
         Worker_ = std::thread(&DirectCommunicationClient::workerFunc_,this);
         stopWorker_ = false;