diff --git a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
index 00fe95cc5..32ff8330f 100644
--- a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
+++ b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
     "REST_API_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:3000",
     "UNIX_SOCKET_PATH": "/tmp/esplora-bitcoin-mainnet",
     "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": 30000,
+    "REQUEST_TIMEOUT": 10000,
+    "FALLBACK_TIMEOUT": 5000,
     "FALLBACK": []
   },
   "SECOND_CORE_RPC": {
diff --git a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
index 1b6c8d411..060bcad4f 100644
--- a/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
+++ b/backend/src/__fixtures__/mempool-config.template.json
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     "REST_API_URL": "__ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__",
     "UNIX_SOCKET_PATH": "__ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__",
     "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": 888,
+    "REQUEST_TIMEOUT": 10000,
+    "FALLBACK_TIMEOUT": 5000,
     "FALLBACK": []
   },
   "SECOND_CORE_RPC": {
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index 8097a2465..0ca6fa98a 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ describe('Mempool Backend Config', () => {
         REST_API_URL: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
         UNIX_SOCKET_PATH: null,
         RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER: 30000,
+        REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 10000,
+        FALLBACK_TIMEOUT: 5000,
         FALLBACK: [],
        });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index d6d4327cb..0f3c6290d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ class FailoverRouter {
 
     const results = await Promise.allSettled(this.hosts.map(async (host) => {
       if (host.socket) {
-        return this.pollConnection.get<number>('/blocks/tip/height', { socketPath: host.host, timeout: 5000 });
+        return this.pollConnection.get<number>('/blocks/tip/height', { socketPath: host.host, timeout: config.ESPLORA.FALLBACK_TIMEOUT });
       } else {
-        return this.pollConnection.get<number>(host.host + '/blocks/tip/height', { timeout: 5000 });
+        return this.pollConnection.get<number>(host.host + '/blocks/tip/height', { timeout: config.ESPLORA.FALLBACK_TIMEOUT });
       }
     }));
     const maxHeight = results.reduce((max, result) => Math.max(max, result.status === 'fulfilled' ? result.value?.data || 0 : 0), 0);
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ class FailoverRouter {
     let axiosConfig;
     let url;
     if (host.socket) {
-      axiosConfig = { socketPath: host.host, timeout: 10000, responseType };
+      axiosConfig = { socketPath: host.host, timeout: config.ESPLORA.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, responseType };
       url = path;
     } else {
-      axiosConfig = { timeout: 10000, responseType };
+      axiosConfig = { timeout: config.ESPLORA.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, responseType };
       url = host.host + path;
     }
     return (method === 'post'
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index ed320d957..275d3314e 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ interface IConfig {
     REST_API_URL: string;
     UNIX_SOCKET_PATH: string | void | null;
     RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER: number;
+    REQUEST_TIMEOUT: number;
+    FALLBACK_TIMEOUT: number;
     FALLBACK: string[];
   };
   LIGHTNING: {
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'REST_API_URL': 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
     'UNIX_SOCKET_PATH': null,
     'RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER': 30000,
+    'REQUEST_TIMEOUT': 10000,
+    'FALLBACK_TIMEOUT': 5000,
     'FALLBACK': [],
   },
   'ELECTRUM': {
diff --git a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
index aa084133f..caa7b045f 100644
--- a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
+++ b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     "REST_API_URL": "__ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__",
     "UNIX_SOCKET_PATH": "__ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__",
     "RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER": __ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__,
+    "REQUEST_TIMEOUT": __ESPLORA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT__,
+    "FALLBACK_TIMEOUT": __ESPLORA_FALLBACK_TIMEOUT__,
     "FALLBACK": __ESPLORA_FALLBACK__
   },
   "SECOND_CORE_RPC": {
diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index 2e293ce34..5b8ae1464 100755
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ __ELECTRUM_TLS_ENABLED__=${ELECTRUM_TLS_ENABLED:=false}
 __ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__=${ESPLORA_REST_API_URL:=http://127.0.0.1:3000}
 __ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__=${ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH:="null"}
 __ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__=${ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER:=30000}
+__ESPLORA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT__=${ESPLORA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT:=5000}
+__ESPLORA_FALLBACK_TIMEOUT__=${ESPLORA_FALLBACK_TIMEOUT:=5000}
 __ESPLORA_FALLBACK__=${ESPLORA_FALLBACK:=[]}
 
 # SECOND_CORE_RPC
@@ -193,6 +195,8 @@ sed -i "s!__ELECTRUM_TLS_ENABLED__!${__ELECTRUM_TLS_ENABLED__}!g" mempool-config
 sed -i "s!__ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__!${__ESPLORA_REST_API_URL__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__!${__ESPLORA_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__!${__ESPLORA_RETRY_UNIX_SOCKET_AFTER__}!g" mempool-config.json
+sed -i "s!__ESPLORA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT__!${__ESPLORA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT__}!g" mempool-config.json
+sed -i "s!__ESPLORA_FALLBACK_TIMEOUT__!${__ESPLORA_FALLBACK_TIMEOUT__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__ESPLORA_FALLBACK__!${__ESPLORA_FALLBACK__}!g" mempool-config.json
 
 sed -i "s!__SECOND_CORE_RPC_HOST__!${__SECOND_CORE_RPC_HOST__}!g" mempool-config.json