diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 127c9d3..1b08301 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void WiFiManager::setupConfigPortal() {
   server.reset(new ESP8266WebServer(80));
 
   DEBUG_WM(F(""));
-  start = millis();
+  _configPortalStart = millis();
 
   DEBUG_WM(F("Configuring access point... "));
   DEBUG_WM(_apName);
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ boolean  WiFiManager::startConfigPortal(char const *apName, char const *apPasswo
   connect = false;
   setupConfigPortal();
 
-  while (timeout == 0 || millis() < start + timeout) {
+  while (_configPortalTimeout == 0 || millis() < _configPortalStart + _configPortalTimeout) {
     //DNS
     dnsServer->processNextRequest();
     //HTTP
@@ -207,18 +207,41 @@ int WiFiManager::connectWifi(String ssid, String pass) {
     WiFi.begin();
   }
 
-  int connRes = WiFi.waitForConnectResult();
+  int connRes = waitForConnectResult();
   DEBUG_WM ("Connection result: ");
   DEBUG_WM ( connRes );
   //not connected, WPS enabled, no pass - first attempt
   if (_tryWPS && connRes != WL_CONNECTED && pass == "") {
     startWPS();
     //should be connected at the end of WPS
-    connRes = WiFi.waitForConnectResult();
+    connRes = waitForConnectResult();
   }
   return connRes;
 }
 
+uint8_t WiFiManager::waitForConnectResult() {
+  if (_connectTimeout == 0) {
+    return WiFi.waitForConnectResult();
+  } else {
+    DEBUG_WM (F("Waiting for connection result with timed out"));
+    unsigned long start = millis();
+    boolean keepConnecting = true;
+    uint8_t status;
+    while (keepConnecting) {
+      status = WiFi.status();
+      if (millis() > start + _connectTimeout) {
+        keepConnecting = false;
+        DEBUG_WM (F("Connection timed out"));
+      }
+      if (status == WL_CONNECTED || status == WL_CONNECT_FAILED) {
+        keepConnecting = false;
+      }
+      delay(100);
+    }
+    return status;
+  }
+}
+
 void WiFiManager::startWPS() {
   DEBUG_WM("START WPS");
   WiFi.beginWPSConfig();
@@ -255,9 +278,16 @@ void WiFiManager::resetSettings() {
   WiFi.disconnect(true);
   //delay(200);
 }
-
 void WiFiManager::setTimeout(unsigned long seconds) {
-  timeout = seconds * 1000;
+  setConfigPortalTimeout(seconds);
+}
+
+void WiFiManager::setConfigPortalTimeout(unsigned long seconds) {
+  _configPortalTimeout = seconds * 1000;
+}
+
+void WiFiManager::setConnectTimeout(unsigned long seconds) {
+  _connectTimeout = seconds * 1000;
 }
 
 void WiFiManager::setDebugOutput(boolean debug) {
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index 24d037f..0e0da98 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ class WiFiManager
     //if you want to always start the config portal, without trying to connect first
     boolean       startConfigPortal(char const *apName, char const *apPassword = NULL);
 
-    //String        getSSID();
-    //String        getPassword();
-
     // get the AP name of the config portal, so it can be used in the callback
     String        getConfigPortalSSID();
 
@@ -76,8 +73,14 @@ class WiFiManager
 
     //sets timeout before webserver loop ends and exits even if there has been no setup.
     //usefully for devices that failed to connect at some point and got stuck in a webserver loop
-    //in seconds
+    //in seconds setConfigPortalTimeout is a new name for setTimeout
+    void          setConfigPortalTimeout(unsigned long seconds);
     void          setTimeout(unsigned long seconds);
+
+    //sets timeout for which to attempt connecting, usefull if you get a lot of failed connects
+    void          setConnectTimeout(unsigned long seconds);
+
+    
     void          setDebugOutput(boolean debug);
     //defaults to not showing anything under 8% signal quality if called
     void          setMinimumSignalQuality(int quality = 8);
@@ -111,8 +114,9 @@ class WiFiManager
     const char*   _apPassword             = NULL;
     String        _ssid                   = "";
     String        _pass                   = "";
-    unsigned long timeout                 = 0;
-    unsigned long start                   = 0;
+    unsigned long _configPortalTimeout    = 0;
+    unsigned long _connectTimeout         = 0;
+    unsigned long _configPortalStart      = 0;
     
     IPAddress     _ap_static_ip;
     IPAddress     _ap_static_gw;
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ class WiFiManager
 
     int           status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;
     int           connectWifi(String ssid, String pass);
+    uint8_t       waitForConnectResult();
 
     void          handleRoot();
     void          handleWifi(boolean scan);
@@ -140,7 +145,7 @@ class WiFiManager
     void          handleNotFound();
     void          handle204();
     boolean       captivePortal();
-
+    
     // DNS server
     const byte    DNS_PORT = 53;