diff --git a/src/config/parser.rs b/src/config/parser.rs
index 971cd48..9fec470 100644
--- a/src/config/parser.rs
+++ b/src/config/parser.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub logging: bool,
     pub debug: bool,
     pub upstream_search_engines: Vec<String>,
+    pub request_timeout: u8,
 }
 
 /// Configuration options for the aggregator.
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ impl Config {
                     .into_iter()
                     .filter_map(|(key, value)| value.then_some(key))
                     .collect(),
+                request_timeout: globals.get::<_, u8>("request_timeout")?,
             })
         })
     }