diff --git a/bazarr/app/get_providers.py b/bazarr/app/get_providers.py
index 026a20291..9ad4fd152 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/get_providers.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/get_providers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import requests
 import traceback
 import re
 
+from requests import ConnectionError
 from subzero.language import Language
 from subliminal_patch.exceptions import TooManyRequests, APIThrottled, ParseResponseError, IPAddressBlocked, \
     MustGetBlacklisted, SearchLimitReached
diff --git a/libs/subliminal_patch/core.py b/libs/subliminal_patch/core.py
index 59312ee85..59cfd22a3 100644
--- a/libs/subliminal_patch/core.py
+++ b/libs/subliminal_patch/core.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CUSTOM_PATHS = []
 INCLUDE_EXOTIC_SUBS = True
 
-DOWNLOAD_TRIES = 0
+DOWNLOAD_TRIES = 3
 DOWNLOAD_RETRY_SLEEP = 6
 
 # fixme: this may be overkill
diff --git a/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/whisperai.py b/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/whisperai.py
index 8aef88bc0..7e1b62bbb 100644
--- a/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/whisperai.py
+++ b/libs/subliminal_patch/providers/whisperai.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class WhisperAIProvider(Provider):
         r = self.session.post(f"{self.endpoint}/detect-language",
                               params={'encode': 'false'},
                               files={'audio_file': out},
-                              timeout=self.timeout)
+                              timeout=(5, self.timeout))
 
         logger.info(f"Whisper detected language of {path} as {r.json()['detected_language']}")
 
@@ -290,6 +290,6 @@ class WhisperAIProvider(Provider):
         r = self.session.post(f"{self.endpoint}/asr",
                               params={'task': subtitle.task, 'language': whisper_get_language_reverse(subtitle.audio_language), 'output': 'srt', 'encode': 'false'},
                               files={'audio_file': out},
-                              timeout=self.timeout)
+                              timeout=(5, self.timeout))
 
         subtitle.content = r.content