diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml b/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml
index 8f5e3ddc..a5075191 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.telegram</groupId>
     <artifactId>telegrambots-meta</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.4.4</version>
+    <version>2.4.4.5</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Telegram Bots Meta</name>
@@ -216,16 +216,16 @@
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>enforce</id>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <rules>
-                                <DependencyConvergence />
-                            </rules>
-                        </configuration>
                         <goals>
                             <goal>enforce</goal>
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <rules>
+                        <DependencyConvergence />
+                    </rules>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
         <pluginManagement>
diff --git a/telegrambots/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/updatesreceivers/DefaultBotSession.java b/telegrambots/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/updatesreceivers/DefaultBotSession.java
index 02d00f04..499d6ecc 100644
--- a/telegrambots/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/updatesreceivers/DefaultBotSession.java
+++ b/telegrambots/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/updatesreceivers/DefaultBotSession.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedDeque;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import static org.telegram.telegrambots.Constants.SOCKET_TIMEOUT;
+
 /**
  * @author Ruben Bermudez
  * @version 1.0
@@ -142,6 +144,13 @@ public class DefaultBotSession implements BotSession {
                     .build();
             requestConfig = options.getRequestConfig();
 
+            if (requestConfig == null) {
+                requestConfig = RequestConfig.copy(RequestConfig.custom().build())
+                        .setSocketTimeout(SOCKET_TIMEOUT)
+                        .setConnectTimeout(SOCKET_TIMEOUT)
+                        .setConnectionRequestTimeout(SOCKET_TIMEOUT).build();
+            }
+
             super.start();
         }