diff --git a/config/default.ts b/config/default.ts
index 4b9af298..06551a32 100644
--- a/config/default.ts
+++ b/config/default.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const config: Partial<SCConfigFile> = {
   },
   backend: {
     SCVersion: '1.0.0',
+    externalRequestTimeout: 5000,
     hiddenTypes: [
       SCThingType.DateSeries,
       SCThingType.Diff,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6dc62638..03d09344 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@
       }
     },
     "@openstapps/core": {
-      "version": "0.25.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@openstapps/core/-/core-0.25.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Xh+ub2Drns+fORaYt0K/RQ6N1MpYP3llpxEq3SBh48qPCwVBYJ4OVYaJEtSxN/Soxyk2l/7DioTBNvnYiya4MQ==",
+      "version": "0.26.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@openstapps/core/-/core-0.26.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r8mAplHPY7gS8EsuQv8NHfqR4TZ2ptEouMPjtvx2L7I0g0+YgnYO9ZP0QQGHmEeLYoJ01XdDkxOAasXsa2KGBw==",
       "requires": {
         "@types/geojson": "1.0.6",
         "@types/json-patch": "0.0.30",
-        "@types/node": "10.14.13",
+        "@types/node": "10.14.14",
         "fast-clone": "1.5.13",
         "http-status-codes": "1.3.2",
         "json-patch": "0.7.0",
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": {
-          "version": "10.14.13",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.14.13.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-yN/FNNW1UYsRR1wwAoyOwqvDuLDtVXnaJTZ898XIw/Q5cCaeVAlVwvsmXLX5PuiScBYwZsZU4JYSHB3TvfdwvQ=="
+          "version": "10.14.14",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.14.14.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-xXD08vZsvpv4xptQXj1+ky22f7ZoKu5ZNI/4l+/BXG3X+XaeZsmaFbbTKuhSE3NjjvRuZFxFf9sQBMXIcZNFMQ=="
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 496c4d69..83cb4d85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "tslint": "tslint -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json 'src/**/*.ts'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@openstapps/core": "0.25.0",
+    "@openstapps/core": "0.26.0",
     "@openstapps/core-tools": "0.8.0",
     "@openstapps/logger": "0.4.0",
     "@types/node": "10.14.12",
diff --git a/src/routes/virtual-plugin-route.ts b/src/routes/virtual-plugin-route.ts
index 1e66486a..cd256a07 100644
--- a/src/routes/virtual-plugin-route.ts
+++ b/src/routes/virtual-plugin-route.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '@openstapps/core';
 import {Request} from 'express';
 import * as got from 'got';
-import {isTestEnvironment, validator} from '../common';
-
-/**
- * Number of milliseconds after which external request will fail
- */
-export const EXTERNAL_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+import {configFile, isTestEnvironment, validator} from '../common';
 
 /**
  * Generic route function used to proxy actual requests to plugins
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ export async function virtualPluginRoute(req: Request, plugin: SCPluginMetaData)
         baseUrl: plugin.address,
         body: req.body,
         json: true,
-        timeout: EXTERNAL_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+        timeout: configFile.backend.externalRequestTimeout,
       },
     );
     responseBody = pluginResponse.body;