diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index 27f7a264e7b04d70cd8164871004ab26b0a75d85..0e375d17aec069769abe5840ed673360e7eae27e 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ quiet: true #!final
 show_channel_urls: true #!final
 anaconda_upload: false #!final
 ssl_verify: false #!final
+remote_connect_timeout_secs: 30 #!final
+remote_max_retries: 10 #!final
 channels:
   - defaults
 '''