diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
index 94c4e96ec..f90df6847 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
@@ -629,4 +629,18 @@ class ConfigService:
 
         config.pop(flat_config_exploiter_classes_field, None)
 
-        return formatted_exploiters_config
+        return ConfigService._add_smb_download_timeout_to_exploiters(
+            config, formatted_exploiters_config
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _add_smb_download_timeout_to_exploiters(
+        flat_config: Dict, formatted_config: Dict
+    ) -> Dict[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
+        new_config = copy.deepcopy(formatted_config)
+        uses_smb_timeout = {"SmbExploiter", "WmiExploiter"}
+
+        for exploiter in filter(lambda e: e["name"] in uses_smb_timeout, new_config["brute_force"]):
+            exploiter["options"]["smb_download_timeout"] = flat_config["smb_download_timeout"]
+
+        return new_config
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py
index d8391717e..72dafd168 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ def test_format_config_for_agent__exploiters(flat_monkey_config):
             {"name": "MSSQLExploiter", "options": {}},
             {"name": "PowerShellExploiter", "options": {}},
             {"name": "SSHExploiter", "options": {}},
-            {"name": "SmbExploiter", "options": {}},
-            {"name": "WmiExploiter", "options": {}},
+            {"name": "SmbExploiter", "options": {"smb_download_timeout": 300}},
+            {"name": "WmiExploiter", "options": {"smb_download_timeout": 300}},
         ],
         "vulnerability": [
             {"name": "DrupalExploiter", "options": {}},