diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 7f7867cc..24bfa9b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * fix for high traffic on KNX integration
 * add workaround for libssl issues, add debug logging and force it using IPv4
 * fix log level potentially set too late during startup
+* fix too low timeout for config web service
 
 ## Features
 * add log entry for unstartable TCP ports
diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.cpp b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
index 3a33e2e5..290fd817 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
@@ -912,10 +912,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[], char* envp[]) {
     }
     configHttpClient = new HttpClient();
     if (
-      // check with low timeout of 1 second initially:
-      !configHttpClient->connect(configHost, configPort, proto == "https", PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION, 1)
-      // if that did not work, issue a single retry with default timeout:
-      && !configHttpClient->connect(configHost, configPort, proto == "https", PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION)
+      !configHttpClient->connect(configHost, configPort, proto == "https", PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION)
+      // if that did not work, issue a single retry with higher timeout:
+      && !configHttpClient->connect(configHost, configPort, proto == "https", PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION, 8)
     ) {
       logWrite(lf_main, ll_error, "invalid configPath URL (connect)");  // force logging on exit
       delete configHttpClient;
diff --git a/src/lib/ebus/result.cpp b/src/lib/ebus/result.cpp
index 9e587d82..5e1a3fa0 100755
--- a/src/lib/ebus/result.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ebus/result.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const char* getResultCode(result_t resultCode) {
   case RESULT_ERR_DUPLICATE:    return "ERR: duplicate entry";
   case RESULT_ERR_DUPLICATE_NAME: return "ERR: duplicate name";
   case RESULT_ERR_BUS_LOST:     return "ERR: arbitration lost";
-  case RESULT_ERR_ARB_RUNNING:     return "ERR: arbitration running";
+  case RESULT_ERR_ARB_RUNNING:  return "ERR: arbitration running";
   case RESULT_ERR_CRC:          return "ERR: CRC error";
   case RESULT_ERR_ACK:          return "ERR: ACK error";
   case RESULT_ERR_NAK:          return "ERR: NAK received";