diff --git a/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt b/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt
index e4bcac582e..bfe13255ce 100644
--- a/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt
+++ b/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ private fun resolveRepository(
     val url = URL(it.url.toURL(), testUrlPath)
     with(url.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection) {
       useCaches = false
-      readTimeout = 5000
-      connectTimeout = 5000
+      readTimeout = 30000
+      connectTimeout = 30000
+      instanceFollowRedirects = true
 
       setRequestProperty(
         "User-Agent",