diff --git a/.env b/.env
index f65b31f..95ec4d0 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ OPR_EXECUTOR_DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD=
 OPR_EXECUTOR_RUNTIME_VERSIONS=v2,v5
 OPR_EXECUTOR_RETRY_ATTEMPTS=5
 OPR_EXECUTOR_RETRY_DELAY_MS=500
+OPR_EXECUTOR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bc09321..306fb30 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ services:
       - OPR_EXECUTOR_RETRY_ATTEMPTS
       - OPR_EXECUTOR_RETRY_DELAY_MS
       - OPR_EXECUTOR_IMAGE_PULL
+      - OPR_EXECUTOR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
 
 volumes:
   openruntimes-builds:
diff --git a/src/Executor/Runner/Docker.php b/src/Executor/Runner/Docker.php
index f7cdab2..c17b370 100644
--- a/src/Executor/Runner/Docker.php
+++ b/src/Executor/Runner/Docker.php
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ public function createExecution(
                 \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
                 \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $body);
                 \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
-                \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 10);
+                \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, (int)Http::getEnv('OPR_EXECUTOR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT', '10'));
 
                 \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
                     'Content-Type: application/json',
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ public function createExecution(
             \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $body);
             \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
             \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, $timeout);
-            \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 10);
+            \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, (int)Http::getEnv('OPR_EXECUTOR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT', '10'));
 
             \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
                 'Content-Type: application/json',
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ public function createExecution(
             });
 
             \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, $timeout + 5); // Gives extra 5s after safe timeout to recieve response
-            \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 5);
+            \curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, (int)Http::getEnv('OPR_EXECUTOR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT', '5'));
             if ($logging === true) {
                 $headers['x-open-runtimes-logging'] = 'enabled';
             } else {