diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpConnectionManager.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpConnectionManager.java
index f94e6d40656faae62c8a6a73e24b0a2ccd81f444..0fe254b82d2ee088f26dc7aae593ae598340f7ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpConnectionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpConnectionManager.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class HttpConnectionManager extends AbstractConnectionManager {
         return buildHttpClient(url, account, 30, interactive);
     }
 
-    OkHttpClient buildHttpClient(final HttpUrl url, final Account account, int readTimeout, boolean interactive) {
+    public OkHttpClient buildHttpClient(final HttpUrl url, final Account account, int readTimeout, boolean interactive) {
         final String slotHostname = url.host();
         final boolean onionSlot = slotHostname.endsWith(".onion");
         final OkHttpClient.Builder builder = newBuilder(mXmppConnectionService.useTorToConnect() || account.isOnion() || onionSlot);
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 2d5a7f5720a30b9a2113968630b3ccbdb23ea817..25da5ab3495c46328b7f7456981dce828859a9fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
                             if ("https".equals(link.getScheme())) {
                                 try {
                                     HttpUrl url = HttpUrl.parse(link.toString());
-                                    OkHttpClient http = getHttpConnectionManager().buildHttpClient(url, account, false);
+                                    OkHttpClient http = getHttpConnectionManager().buildHttpClient(url, account, 5, false);
                                     okhttp3.Response response = http.newCall(new okhttp3.Request.Builder().url(url).head().build()).execute();
                                     final String mimeType = response.header("Content-Type") == null ? "" : response.header("Content-Type");
                                     final boolean image = mimeType.startsWith("image/");