diff --git a/usr/local/lib/network.bash b/usr/local/lib/network.bash
index ea34490..7bb3ce5 100644
--- a/usr/local/lib/network.bash
+++ b/usr/local/lib/network.bash
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ declare -g  NETWORK_LOG_FILE
 declare -g  NETWORK_LOG_LOCK
 #declare -g  NETWORK_LOG_LOCK="${NETWORK_LOG_FILE}"
 
+declare -g  NETWORK_NC_TIMEOUT
+
 
 
 
@@ -820,7 +822,7 @@ network_dst_address_refresh()
     local proxy_port=8080
 
     
-    dst_ip_new=$( nc -w 5 ${proxy_host} ${proxy_port})
+    dst_ip_new=$( nc -w ${NETWORK_NC_TIMEOUT} ${proxy_host} ${proxy_port})
 
     if is_valid_ip ${dst_ip_new}
     then