diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java
index 3c3f76057..927d4513f 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ public final class httpd implements serverHandler {
             
             switch (errorcase) {
                 case 4:
-                    tp.put("errorMessageType_detailedErrorMsg",(detailedErrorMsgText==null)?"":detailedErrorMsgText);
+                    tp.put("errorMessageType_detailedErrorMsg",(detailedErrorMsgText==null)?"":detailedErrorMsgText.replaceAll("\n","<br>"));
                     break;
                 case 5:
                     tp.put("errorMessageType_file",(detailedErrorMsgFile==null)?"":detailedErrorMsgFile);
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
index 97f942172..7982f61c5 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import java.net.ConnectException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.NoRouteToHostException;
 import java.net.Socket;
+import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -1295,7 +1296,9 @@ public final class httpdProxyHandler extends httpdAbstractHandler implements htt
             } else if (e instanceof NoRouteToHostException) {
                 errorMessage = "No route to destination host";                    
             } else if (e instanceof UnknownHostException) {
-                errorMessage = "IP address of the destination host could not be determined";                    
+                errorMessage = "IP address of the destination host could not be determined";
+            } else if (e instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
+                errorMessage = "Unable to establish a connection to the destination host. Connect timed out.";
             } else {
                 String exceptionMsg = e.getMessage();
                 if ((exceptionMsg != null) && (exceptionMsg.indexOf("Corrupt GZIP trailer") >= 0)) {
diff --git a/yacy.init b/yacy.init
index 75a3c0bfc..0a4c7c0b7 100644
--- a/yacy.init
+++ b/yacy.init
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ port = 8080
 # since this applies only to the client-proxy connection,
 # it can be rather short
 # milliseconds
-clientTimeout = 8000
+clientTimeout = 30000
 
 # maximal number of httpd sessions
 # a client may open several connections at one, and the httpdMaxActiveSessions value sets