diff --git a/unirest-bdd-tests/src/test/java/BehaviorTests/TimeoutTest.java b/unirest-bdd-tests/src/test/java/BehaviorTests/TimeoutTest.java
index fca8d0ef..aafaf9b4 100644
--- a/unirest-bdd-tests/src/test/java/BehaviorTests/TimeoutTest.java
+++ b/unirest-bdd-tests/src/test/java/BehaviorTests/TimeoutTest.java
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
-@Disabled
+
 class TimeoutTest extends BddTest {
 
     @Test
     void requestTmeouts() {
+        // prime the server
+        Unirest.get(MockServer.GET).asEmpty();
+
         var ex = assertThrows(UnirestException.class, () -> {
             Unirest.get(MockServer.TIMEOUT)
                     .requestTimeout(5)
@@ -55,6 +58,20 @@ void requestTmeouts() {
         assertEquals(HttpTimeoutException.class, ex.getCause().getClass());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void requestTmeoutsViaGlobalConfig() {
+        // prime the server
+        Unirest.get(MockServer.GET).asEmpty();
+
+        Unirest.config().requestTimeout(5);
+
+        var ex = assertThrows(UnirestException.class, () -> {
+            Unirest.get(MockServer.TIMEOUT)
+                    .asString();
+        });
+        assertEquals(HttpTimeoutException.class, ex.getCause().getClass());
+    }
+
     @Test @Disabled
     void testSetTimeouts() {
         String address = MockServer.GET;