diff --git a/lib/start-proxy-action.js b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
index ecdde7090..4ae2ad5a6 100644
--- a/lib/start-proxy-action.js
+++ b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
@@ -121751,6 +121751,10 @@ var NetworkReachabilityBackend = class {
       req.on("error", (e) => {
         reject(e);
       });
+      req.on("timeout", () => {
+        req.destroy();
+        reject(new Error("Connection timeout."));
+      });
       req.end();
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts b/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts
index 6064b201a..ec0df946a 100644
--- a/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts
+++ b/src/start-proxy/reachability.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class NetworkReachabilityBackend implements ReachabilityBackend {
       req.on("error", (e) => {
         reject(e);
       });
+      req.on("timeout", () => {
+        req.destroy();
+        reject(new Error("Connection timeout."));
+      });
       req.end();
     });
   }