diff --git a/spring-credhub-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/credhub/configuration/ClientHttpConnectorFactory.java b/spring-credhub-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/credhub/configuration/ClientHttpConnectorFactory.java
index 30bb694..f7e313b 100644
--- a/spring-credhub-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/credhub/configuration/ClientHttpConnectorFactory.java
+++ b/spring-credhub-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/credhub/configuration/ClientHttpConnectorFactory.java
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ public final class ClientHttpConnectorFactory {
 					Math.toIntExact(options.getConnectionTimeout().toMillis()));
 		}
 
+        if (options.getReadTimeout() != null) {
+            httpClient = httpClient.responseTimeout(options.getReadTimeout());
+        }
+
 		return new ReactorClientHttpConnector(httpClient);
 	}