diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/cache-url/bin/cache-url b/diskimage_builder/elements/cache-url/bin/cache-url
index 121debcb4..50b4d63fc 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/cache-url/bin/cache-url
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/cache-url/bin/cache-url
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ else
     success="Downloaded and cached $url for the first time"
 fi
 
-rcode=$(eval curl -v -L -o $tmp -w '%{http_code}' $curl_opts $url $time_cond)
+rcode=$(curl -v -L -o $tmp -w '%{http_code}' --connect-timeout 10 $curl_opts $url $time_cond)
 if [ "$rcode" == "200" -o "${url:0:7}" == "file://" ] ; then
     # In cases where servers ignore the Modified time,
     # curl cancels the download, outputs a 200 and leaves