diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RustService.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RustService.cs
index 5af7726..941cea6 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RustService.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/RustService.cs	
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public sealed class RustService : IDisposable
     {
         try
         {
-            var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(16));
+            var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(45));
             var response = await this.http.GetFromJsonAsync<UpdateResponse>("/updates/check", this.jsonRustSerializerOptions, cts.Token);
             this.logger!.LogInformation($"Checked for an update: update available='{response.UpdateIsAvailable}'; error='{response.Error}'; next version='{response.NewVersion}'; changelog len='{response.Changelog.Length}'");
             return response;
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.6.md b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.6.md
index b3c8b07..9bba7f4 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.6.md	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.6.md	
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # v0.9.6, build 181 (2024-09-08 09:xx UTC)
-- Fixed a bug where you couldn't send results to the synonym assistant.
\ No newline at end of file
+- Fixed a bug where you couldn't send results to the synonym assistant.
+- Improved the automatic update check by increasing the timeout for really slow connections.
\ No newline at end of file