diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 656c0b1..c74c198 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ def single_impl(item_directory: pathlib.Path, ia_collection: str, ia_item_title:
     logging.info(f"Assigned target {url}")
 
     parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
+    parsed_qs = urllib.parse.parse_qs(parsed_url.query)
+
+    def get_q(key, default):
+        return parsed_qs.get(key, [str(default)])[0]
+
     bf_item = None
     if parsed_url.scheme == "minio+http" or parsed_url.scheme == "minio+https":
         secure = (parsed_url.scheme == "minio+https")
@@ -167,8 +172,8 @@ def single_impl(item_directory: pathlib.Path, ia_collection: str, ia_item_title:
         def create_client():
             logging.info("Connecting to minio...")
             cert_check = True
-            timeout = datetime.timedelta(seconds=30).seconds
-            total_timeout = datetime.timedelta(seconds=60).seconds
+            timeout = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(get_q("timeout", 60))).seconds
+            total_timeout = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(get_q("total_timeout", timeout*2))).seconds
             hclient = urllib3.PoolManager(
                 timeout=urllib3.util.Timeout(connect=timeout, read=timeout, total=total_timeout),
                 maxsize=10,