diff --git a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/master.go b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/master.go
index 7e0e0ec87..b33115080 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/master.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/master.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func runMaster(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
   srv := &http.Server{
     Addr:":"+strconv.Itoa(*mport),
     Handler: http.DefaultServeMux,
-    ReadTimeout: 30*time.Second,
+    ReadTimeout: 5*time.Second,
   }
   e := srv.ListenAndServe()
 	if e != nil {
diff --git a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go
index 4df873bec..78654e4ef 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func runVolume(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	srv := &http.Server{
 	  Addr:":"+strconv.Itoa(*vport),
     Handler: http.DefaultServeMux,
-    ReadTimeout: 30*time.Second,
+    ReadTimeout: 5*time.Second,
   }
 	e := srv.ListenAndServe()
 	if e != nil {