diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 17b45cb58..b212979c6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ RUN echo -e "keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve" >> /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/gpg.con
     # Cannot check space in chroot
     sed -i '/CheckSpace/s/^/#/g' /etc/pacman.conf && \
     pacman-key --init && \
-    pacman --noconfirm -Syyuu && \
-    pacman --noconfirm -S \
+    pacman --noconfirm -Syyuu --disable-download-timeout && \
+    pacman --noconfirm -S --disable-download-timeout \
     arch-install-scripts \
     btrfs-progs \
     fmt \
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN echo -e "keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve" >> /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/gpg.con
     rust \
     sudo \
     && \
-    pacman --noconfirm -S --needed git && \
+    pacman --noconfirm -S --disable-download-timeout --needed git && \
     echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers && \
     useradd build -G wheel -m && \
     su - build -c "git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pikaur.git /tmp/pikaur" && \
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ COPY manifest /manifest
 # Freeze packages and overwrite with overrides when needed
 RUN source /manifest && \
     echo "Server=https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/${ARCHIVE_DATE}/\$repo/os/\$arch" > /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist && \
-    pacman --noconfirm -Syyuu; if [ -n "${PACKAGE_OVERRIDES}" ]; then wget --directory-prefix=/tmp/extra_pkgs ${PACKAGE_OVERRIDES}; pacman --noconfirm -U --overwrite '*' /tmp/extra_pkgs/*; rm -rf /tmp/extra_pkgs; fi
+    pacman --noconfirm -Syyuu --disable-download-timeout; if [ -n "${PACKAGE_OVERRIDES}" ]; then wget --directory-prefix=/tmp/extra_pkgs ${PACKAGE_OVERRIDES}; pacman --noconfirm -U --overwrite '*' /tmp/extra_pkgs/*; rm -rf /tmp/extra_pkgs; fi
 
 USER build
 ENV BUILD_USER "build"
diff --git a/build-image.sh b/build-image.sh
index 593a3a2b1..73f8704e8 100755
--- a/build-image.sh
+++ b/build-image.sh
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ sed -i '/ParallelDownloads/s/^/#/g' /etc/pacman.conf
 sed -i '/CheckSpace/s/^/#/g' /etc/pacman.conf
 
 # update package databases
-pacman --noconfirm -Syy
+pacman --noconfirm --disable-download-timeout -Syy
 
 # install kernel package
 if [ "$KERNEL_PACKAGE_ORIGIN" == "local" ] ; then
 	pacman --noconfirm -U --overwrite '*' \
 	/own_pkgs/${KERNEL_PACKAGE}-*.pkg.tar.zst 
 else
-	pacman --noconfirm -S "${KERNEL_PACKAGE}" "${KERNEL_PACKAGE}-headers"
+	pacman --noconfirm --disable-download-timeout -S "${KERNEL_PACKAGE}" "${KERNEL_PACKAGE}-headers"
 fi
 
 # install own override packages
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pacman --noconfirm -U --overwrite '*' /own_pkgs/*
 rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg
 
 # install packages
-pacman --noconfirm -S --overwrite '*' ${PACKAGES}
+pacman --noconfirm --disable-download-timeout -S --overwrite '*' ${PACKAGES}
 rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg
 
 # install AUR packages