diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/NetworkModule.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/NetworkModule.kt
index aafb0e93c..e849b0885 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/NetworkModule.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/di/modules/NetworkModule.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
 const val CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 10L
-const val READ_TIMEOUT = 60L
+
+// increase the read timeout since the content is 19MB large so it takes
+// more time to read on slow internet connection, and due to less read timeout
+// the request is canceled.
+const val READ_TIMEOUT = 180L
 const val CALL_TIMEOUT = 60L
 const val USER_AGENT = "kiwix-android-version:${BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE}"
 const val KIWIX_DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://mirror.download.kiwix.org/"