diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
index b798eaa5a..c0173465a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
   """
 
   @hackney_options [
-    timeout: 10000,
-    recv_timeout: 20000,
+    connect_timeout: 2_000,
+    recv_timeout: 20_000,
     follow_redirect: true,
     pool: :federation
   ]
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
   #
   defp hackney_options(opts) do
     options = Keyword.get(opts, :adapter, [])
-    @hackney_options ++ options
+    adapter_options = Pleroma.Config.get([:http, :adapter], [])
+
+    @hackney_options
+    |> Keyword.merge(adapter_options)
+    |> Keyword.merge(options)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
index 26214ef3f..c5f720bc9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
@@ -27,22 +27,29 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
 
   """
   def request(method, url, body \\ "", headers \\ [], options \\ []) do
-    options =
-      process_request_options(options)
-      |> process_sni_options(url)
-      |> process_adapter_options()
+    try do
+      options =
+        process_request_options(options)
+        |> process_sni_options(url)
 
-    params = Keyword.get(options, :params, [])
+      params = Keyword.get(options, :params, [])
 
-    %{}
-    |> Builder.method(method)
-    |> Builder.headers(headers)
-    |> Builder.opts(options)
-    |> Builder.url(url)
-    |> Builder.add_param(:body, :body, body)
-    |> Builder.add_param(:query, :query, params)
-    |> Enum.into([])
-    |> (&Tesla.request(Connection.new(), &1)).()
+      %{}
+      |> Builder.method(method)
+      |> Builder.headers(headers)
+      |> Builder.opts(options)
+      |> Builder.url(url)
+      |> Builder.add_param(:body, :body, body)
+      |> Builder.add_param(:query, :query, params)
+      |> Enum.into([])
+      |> (&Tesla.request(Connection.new(options), &1)).()
+    rescue
+      e ->
+        {:error, e}
+    catch
+      :exit, e ->
+        {:error, e}
+    end
   end
 
   defp process_sni_options(options, nil), do: options
@@ -57,12 +64,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
     end
   end
 
-  def process_adapter_options(options) do
-    adapter_options = Pleroma.Config.get([:http, :adapter], [])
-
-    options ++ [adapter: adapter_options]
-  end
-
   def process_request_options(options) do
     config = Application.get_env(:pleroma, :http, [])
     proxy = Keyword.get(config, :proxy_url, nil)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 8c58f4545..26921d386 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -1452,7 +1452,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
                url,
                [],
                adapter: [
-                 timeout: timeout,
                  recv_timeout: timeout,
                  pool: :default
                ]
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex
index ab29a36e3..eaca41132 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rel_me.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.RelMe do
   @hackney_options [
     pool: :media,
-    timeout: 2_000,
     recv_timeout: 2_000,
     max_body: 2_000_000
   ]
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
index 4341141df..4bd271d8e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Parser do
 
   @hackney_options [
     pool: :media,
-    timeout: 2_000,
     recv_timeout: 2_000,
     max_body: 2_000_000
   ]