diff --git a/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py b/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
index ddb08e9f9c..13d4c59a01 100644
--- a/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
+++ b/v1/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@ class AnsibleCloudStack:
         api_secret = self.module.params.get('secret_key')
         api_url = self.module.params.get('api_url')
         api_http_method = self.module.params.get('api_http_method')
+        api_timeout = self.module.params.get('api_timeout')
 
         if api_key and api_secret and api_url:
             self.cs = CloudStack(
                 endpoint=api_url,
                 key=api_key,
                 secret=api_secret,
+                timeout=api_timeout,
                 method=api_http_method
                 )
         else: