diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/bcat/backend/boxcat.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/bcat/backend/boxcat.cpp
index 67e39a5c49..f589864ee1 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/bcat/backend/boxcat.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/bcat/backend/boxcat.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ private:
     DownloadResult DownloadInternal(const std::string& resolved_path, u32 timeout_seconds,
                                     const std::string& content_type_name) {
         if (client == nullptr) {
-            client = std::make_unique<httplib::SSLClient>(BOXCAT_HOSTNAME, PORT, timeout_seconds);
+            client = std::make_unique<httplib::SSLClient>(BOXCAT_HOSTNAME, PORT);
+            client->set_timeout_sec(timeout_seconds);
         }
 
         httplib::Headers headers{
@@ -448,8 +449,8 @@ std::optional<std::vector<u8>> Boxcat::GetLaunchParameter(TitleIDVersion title)
 
 Boxcat::StatusResult Boxcat::GetStatus(std::optional<std::string>& global,
                                        std::map<std::string, EventStatus>& games) {
-    httplib::SSLClient client{BOXCAT_HOSTNAME, static_cast<int>(PORT),
-                              static_cast<int>(TIMEOUT_SECONDS)};
+    httplib::SSLClient client{BOXCAT_HOSTNAME, static_cast<int>(PORT)};
+    client.set_timeout_sec(static_cast<int>(TIMEOUT_SECONDS));
 
     httplib::Headers headers{
         {std::string("Game-Assets-API-Version"), std::string(BOXCAT_API_VERSION)},
diff --git a/src/web_service/web_backend.cpp b/src/web_service/web_backend.cpp
index 6683f459f1..737ffe409b 100644
--- a/src/web_service/web_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/web_service/web_backend.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ struct Client::Impl {
                 if (!parsedUrl.GetPort(&port)) {
                     port = HTTP_PORT;
                 }
-                cli = std::make_unique<httplib::Client>(parsedUrl.m_Host.c_str(), port,
-                                                        TIMEOUT_SECONDS);
+                cli = std::make_unique<httplib::Client>(parsedUrl.m_Host.c_str(), port);
             } else if (parsedUrl.m_Scheme == "https") {
                 if (!parsedUrl.GetPort(&port)) {
                     port = HTTPS_PORT;
                 }
-                cli = std::make_unique<httplib::SSLClient>(parsedUrl.m_Host.c_str(), port,
-                                                           TIMEOUT_SECONDS);
+                cli = std::make_unique<httplib::SSLClient>(parsedUrl.m_Host.c_str(), port);
             } else {
                 LOG_ERROR(WebService, "Bad URL scheme {}", parsedUrl.m_Scheme);
                 return Common::WebResult{Common::WebResult::Code::InvalidURL, "Bad URL scheme"};
@@ -90,6 +88,7 @@ struct Client::Impl {
             LOG_ERROR(WebService, "Invalid URL {}", host + path);
             return Common::WebResult{Common::WebResult::Code::InvalidURL, "Invalid URL"};
         }
+        cli->set_timeout_sec(TIMEOUT_SECONDS);
 
         httplib::Headers params;
         if (!jwt.empty()) {