diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/actions/communicate_as_backdoor_user.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/actions/communicate_as_backdoor_user.py
index b24ace801..03126dec0 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/actions/communicate_as_backdoor_user.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/post_breach/actions/communicate_as_backdoor_user.py
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ class CommunicateAsBackdoorUser(PBA):
             # If curl doesn't exist or fails and wget work, we're good.
             # And if both don't exist: we'll call it a win.
             if shutil.which("curl") is not None:
-                format_string = "curl {url} --head"
+                format_string = "curl {url} --head --max-time 10"
             else:
-                format_string = "wget -O/dev/null -q {url} --method=HEAD"
+                format_string = "wget -O/dev/null -q {url} --method=HEAD --timeout=10"
         return format_string.format(url=url)
 
     def send_result_telemetry(self, exit_status, commandline, username):
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/windows/users.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/windows/users.py
index 8cf128c20..e0da2ded3 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/windows/users.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/windows/users.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if is_windows_os():
 
 
 ACTIVE_NO_NET_USER = "/ACTIVE:NO"
-WAIT_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS = 60 * 1000
+WAIT_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS = 10 * 1000
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)