diff --git a/TelegramBotBase/Base/MessageClient.cs b/TelegramBotBase/Base/MessageClient.cs
index 62c083d..6e4ae5c 100644
--- a/TelegramBotBase/Base/MessageClient.cs
+++ b/TelegramBotBase/Base/MessageClient.cs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Telegram.Bot;
 using Telegram.Bot.Exceptions;
 using Telegram.Bot.Polling;
 using Telegram.Bot.Types;
-using TelegramBotBase.Interfaces;
+
 
 namespace TelegramBotBase.Base;
 
@@ -104,8 +105,6 @@ public class MessageClient
 
         receiverOptions.ThrowPendingUpdates = ThrowPendingUpdates;
 
-        TelegramClient.Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0);
-
         TelegramClient.StartReceiving(HandleUpdateAsync, HandleErrorAsync, receiverOptions, _cancellationTokenSource.Token);
     }
 
@@ -116,13 +115,13 @@ public class MessageClient
     }
 
 
-    public async Task HandleUpdateAsync(ITelegramBotClient botClient, Update update, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private async Task HandleUpdateAsync(ITelegramBotClient botClient, Update update, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         await OnMessageLoop(new UpdateResult(update, null));
     }
 
 
-    public async Task HandleErrorAsync(ITelegramBotClient botClient, Exception exception,
+    private async Task HandleErrorAsync(ITelegramBotClient botClient, Exception exception,
                                  CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         await OnReceiveError(new ErrorResult(exception));
diff --git a/TelegramBotBase/Base/ThreadPoolMessageClient.cs b/TelegramBotBase/Base/ThreadPoolMessageClient.cs
index 7808850..2b7cd3e 100644
--- a/TelegramBotBase/Base/ThreadPoolMessageClient.cs
+++ b/TelegramBotBase/Base/ThreadPoolMessageClient.cs
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ public class ThreadPoolMessageClient : MessageClient
         receiverOptions.ThrowPendingUpdates = ThrowPendingUpdates;
 
         ThreadPool.SetMaxThreads(ThreadPool_WorkerThreads, ThreadPool_IOThreads);
-
-        TelegramClient.Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0);
-
+        
         TelegramClient.StartReceiving(HandleUpdateAsyncThreadPool, HandleErrorAsyncThreadPool, receiverOptions, _cancellationTokenSource.Token);
     }
 
diff --git a/TelegramBotBase/Builder/BotBaseBuilder.cs b/TelegramBotBase/Builder/BotBaseBuilder.cs
index 4291063..8a971c3 100644
--- a/TelegramBotBase/Builder/BotBaseBuilder.cs
+++ b/TelegramBotBase/Builder/BotBaseBuilder.cs
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ public class BotBaseBuilder : IAPIKeySelectionStage, IMessageLoopSelectionStage,
 
     #region "Step 4 (Network Settings)"
 
-    public IBotCommandsStage WithProxy(string proxyAddress, bool throwPendingUpdates = false)
+    public IBotCommandsStage WithProxy(string proxyAddress, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60)
     {
         var url = new Uri(proxyAddress);
         _client = new MessageClient(_apiKey, url)
         {
             TelegramClient =
             {
-                Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds)
             },
         };
         _client.ThrowPendingUpdates = throwPendingUpdates;
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ public class BotBaseBuilder : IAPIKeySelectionStage, IMessageLoopSelectionStage,
     }
 
 
-    public IBotCommandsStage NoProxy(bool throwPendingUpdates = false)
+    public IBotCommandsStage NoProxy(bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60)
     {
         _client = new MessageClient(_apiKey)
         {
             TelegramClient =
             {
-                Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds)// new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
             }
         };
         _client.ThrowPendingUpdates = throwPendingUpdates;
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ public class BotBaseBuilder : IAPIKeySelectionStage, IMessageLoopSelectionStage,
     }
 
 
-    public IBotCommandsStage WithBotClient(TelegramBotClient tgclient, bool throwPendingUpdates = false)
+    public IBotCommandsStage WithBotClient(TelegramBotClient tgclient, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60)
     {
         _client = new MessageClient(_apiKey, tgclient)
         {
             TelegramClient =
             {
-                Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds)// new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
             }
         };
         _client.ThrowPendingUpdates = throwPendingUpdates;
@@ -257,26 +257,26 @@ public class BotBaseBuilder : IAPIKeySelectionStage, IMessageLoopSelectionStage,
     }
 
 
-    public IBotCommandsStage WithHostAndPort(string proxyHost, int proxyPort, bool throwPendingUpdates = false)
+    public IBotCommandsStage WithHostAndPort(string proxyHost, int proxyPort, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60)
     {
         _client = new MessageClient(_apiKey, proxyHost, proxyPort)
         {
             TelegramClient =
             {
-                Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds)// new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
             }
         };
         _client.ThrowPendingUpdates = throwPendingUpdates;
         return this;
     }
 
-    public IBotCommandsStage WithHttpClient(HttpClient tgclient, bool throwPendingUpdates = false)
+    public IBotCommandsStage WithHttpClient(HttpClient tgclient, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60)
     {
         _client = new MessageClient(_apiKey, tgclient)
         {
             TelegramClient =
             {
-                Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
+                Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds)// new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0)
             }
         };
         _client.ThrowPendingUpdates = throwPendingUpdates;
diff --git a/TelegramBotBase/Builder/Interfaces/INetworkingSelectionStage.cs b/TelegramBotBase/Builder/Interfaces/INetworkingSelectionStage.cs
index cd17e9d..8ab58d4 100644
--- a/TelegramBotBase/Builder/Interfaces/INetworkingSelectionStage.cs
+++ b/TelegramBotBase/Builder/Interfaces/INetworkingSelectionStage.cs
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ public interface INetworkingSelectionStage
     /// <param name="proxyAddress"></param>
     /// <param name="throwPendingUpdates">Indicates if all pending Telegram.Bot.Types.Updates should be thrown out before start polling.</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    IBotCommandsStage WithProxy(string proxyAddress, bool throwPendingUpdates = false);
+    IBotCommandsStage WithProxy(string proxyAddress, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60);
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Do not choose a proxy as network configuration.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="throwPendingUpdates">Indicates if all pending Telegram.Bot.Types.Updates should be thrown out before start polling.</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    IBotCommandsStage NoProxy(bool throwPendingUpdates = false);
+    IBotCommandsStage NoProxy(bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60);
 
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public interface INetworkingSelectionStage
     /// <param name="client"></param>
     /// <param name="throwPendingUpdates">Indicates if all pending Telegram.Bot.Types.Updates should be thrown out before start polling.</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    IBotCommandsStage WithBotClient(TelegramBotClient client, bool throwPendingUpdates = false);
+    IBotCommandsStage WithBotClient(TelegramBotClient client, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60);
 
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public interface INetworkingSelectionStage
     /// <param name="Port"></param>
     /// <param name="throwPendingUpdates">Indicates if all pending Telegram.Bot.Types.Updates should be thrown out before start polling.</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    IBotCommandsStage WithHostAndPort(string proxyHost, int Port, bool throwPendingUpdates = false);
+    IBotCommandsStage WithHostAndPort(string proxyHost, int Port, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60);
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Uses a custom http client.
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ public interface INetworkingSelectionStage
     /// <param name="client"></param>
     /// <param name="throwPendingUpdates">Indicates if all pending Telegram.Bot.Types.Updates should be thrown out before start polling.</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    IBotCommandsStage WithHttpClient(HttpClient client, bool throwPendingUpdates = false);
+    IBotCommandsStage WithHttpClient(HttpClient client, bool throwPendingUpdates = false, int timeoutInSeconds = 60);
 }
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