diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/remote/looker/LookerRemoteMeta.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/remote/looker/LookerRemoteMeta.java
index 416bc3f8d1..a821e89d35 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/remote/looker/LookerRemoteMeta.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/remote/looker/LookerRemoteMeta.java
@@ -156,12 +156,15 @@ private void streamResponse(String url, OutputStream outputStream) throws IOExce
     if (!sdkTransport.getOptions().getVerifySSL()) {
       trustAllHosts(connection);
     }
+    // timeout is given as seconds
+    int timeout = sdkTransport.getOptions().getTimeout() * 1000;
+    connection.setReadTimeout(timeout);
     connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
+    connection.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
     connection.setDoOutput(true);
     // Set the auth header as the SDK would
     connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization",
         "token " + authSession.getAuthToken().getAccessToken());
-    connection.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
     int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
     if (responseCode == 200) {
       // grab the input stream and write to the output for the main thread to consume.