diff --git a/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php b/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
index 4ccf9fd436..0c9f1ade0b 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
 class CronHelper {
   const DAEMON_EXECUTION_LIMIT = 20;
   const DAEMON_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT = 35;
-  const DAEMON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 5;
+  const DAEMON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 2;
   const DAEMON_SETTING = 'cron_daemon';
 
   static function createOrRestartDaemon($token) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CronHelper {
     return Security::generateRandomString();
   }
 
-  static function accessDaemon($token) {
+  static function accessDaemon($token, $timeout = self::DAEMON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT) {
     $data = array('token' => $token);
     $url = FrontRouter::buildRequest(
       QueueEndpoint::ENDPOINT,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class CronHelper {
     $args = array(
       'blocking' => false,
       'sslverify' => false,
-      'timeout' => self::DAEMON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+      'timeout' => $timeout,
       'user-agent' => 'MailPoet (www.mailpoet.com) Cron'
     );
     $result = wp_remote_get($url, $args);
diff --git a/lib/Cron/Daemon.php b/lib/Cron/Daemon.php
index 2fe7f9d4dc..aaeada8b45 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/Daemon.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/Daemon.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Daemon {
   const STATUS_STOPPING = 'stopping';
   const STATUS_STARTED = 'started';
   const STATUS_STARTING = 'starting';
+  const REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 5;
   private $timer;
 
   function __construct($data) {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class Daemon {
   }
 
   function callSelf() {
-    CronHelper::accessDaemon($this->token);
+    CronHelper::accessDaemon($this->token, self::REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
     $this->terminateRequest();
   }