diff --git a/osmclient/sol005/http.py b/osmclient/sol005/http.py
index b737894..9a7bc6e 100644
--- a/osmclient/sol005/http.py
+++ b/osmclient/sol005/http.py
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
 from io import BytesIO
-import pycurl
 import json
 import logging
-import copy
+
 from osmclient.common import http
 from osmclient.common.exceptions import OsmHttpException, NotFound
+import pycurl
 
 
 class Http(http.Http):
-    TIMEOUT = 10
+    CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 15
 
     def __init__(self, url, user='admin', password='admin', **kwargs):
         self._url = url
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@
         self._http_header = None
         self._logger = logging.getLogger('osmclient')
         self._default_query_admin = None
-        self._all_projects = None;
-        self._public = None;
+        self._all_projects = None
+        self._public = None
         if 'all_projects' in kwargs:
-            self._all_projects=kwargs['all_projects']
+            self._all_projects = kwargs['all_projects']
         if 'public' in kwargs:
-            self._public=kwargs['public']
+            self._public = kwargs['public']
         self._default_query_admin = self._complete_default_query_admin()
 
     def _complete_default_query_admin(self):
-        query_string_list=[]
+        query_string_list = []
         if self._all_projects:
             query_string_list.append("ADMIN")
         if self._public is not None:
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
             curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.VERBOSE, True)
         if not skip_query_admin:
             endpoint = self._complete_endpoint(endpoint)
-        curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.TIMEOUT, self.TIMEOUT)
+        curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.CONNECTTIMEOUT, self.CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.URL, self._url + endpoint)
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0)
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0)
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
         curl_cmd = self._get_curl_cmd(endpoint, skip_query_admin)
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE")
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION, data.write)
-        self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("DELETE",self._url + endpoint))
+        self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("DELETE", self._url + endpoint))
         curl_cmd.perform()
         http_code = curl_cmd.getinfo(pycurl.HTTP_CODE)
         self._logger.info("Response HTTPCODE: {}".format(http_code))
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@
             jsondata = json.dumps(postfields_dict)
             if 'password' in postfields_dict:
                 postfields_dict_copy = copy.deepcopy(postfields_dict)
-                postfields_dict_copy['password']='******'
+                postfields_dict_copy['password'] = '******'
                 jsondata_log = json.dumps(postfields_dict_copy)
             else:
                 jsondata_log = jsondata
@@ -124,16 +125,16 @@
                             formfile[1])))])
         elif filename is not None:
             with open(filename, 'rb') as stream:
-                postdata=stream.read()
+                postdata = stream.read()
             self._logger.verbose("Request POSTFIELDS: Binary content")
             curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDS, postdata)
 
         if put_method:
-            self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("PUT",self._url + endpoint))
+            self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("PUT", self._url + endpoint))
         elif patch_method:
-            self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("PATCH",self._url + endpoint))
+            self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("PATCH", self._url + endpoint))
         else:
-            self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("POST",self._url + endpoint))
+            self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("POST", self._url + endpoint))
         curl_cmd.perform()
         http_code = curl_cmd.getinfo(pycurl.HTTP_CODE)
         self._logger.info("Response HTTPCODE: {}".format(http_code))
@@ -167,8 +168,8 @@
                              skip_query_admin=skip_query_admin)
 
     def patch_cmd(self, endpoint='', postfields_dict=None,
-                formfile=None, filename=None,
-                skip_query_admin=False):
+                  formfile=None, filename=None,
+                  skip_query_admin=False):
         self._logger.debug("")
         return self.send_cmd(endpoint=endpoint,
                              postfields_dict=postfields_dict,
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@
         curl_cmd = self._get_curl_cmd(endpoint, skip_query_admin)
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.HTTPGET, 1)
         curl_cmd.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION, data.write)
-        self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("GET",self._url + endpoint))
+        self._logger.info("Request METHOD: {} URL: {}".format("GET", self._url + endpoint))
         curl_cmd.perform()
         http_code = curl_cmd.getinfo(pycurl.HTTP_CODE)
         self._logger.info("Response HTTPCODE: {}".format(http_code))
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@
 
     def set_query_admin(self, **kwargs):
         if 'all_projects' in kwargs:
-            self._all_projects=kwargs['all_projects']
+            self._all_projects = kwargs['all_projects']
         if 'public' in kwargs:
-            self._public=kwargs['public']
+            self._public = kwargs['public']
         self._default_query_admin = self._complete_default_query_admin()