# Connection timeout help

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/connection-timeout-help/225011>\
**Category:** Help me Build my Workflow\
**Tags:** deployment\
**Created:** [November 22, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/connection-timeout-help/225011 "2025-11-22T07:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![10kclubguy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/10kclubguy/32/139351_2.png) [@10kclubguy](https://community.n8n.io/u/10kclubguy)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/connection-timeout-help/225011/1 "2025-11-22T07:39:14Z")

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is there a bug currently going on with the imap node? i checked my credential its correct, i trried multiple times it keeps giving me errors, then randomly it shows green connection or correct, when i hop into the workflow and test out the imap or the workflow it doesnt work gives me this error: connection timed out. timeout = 20000 ms .. whats going on? bug or something? i was working fine yesterday no issues. nothing changed i havent updated anything, except after the issue i thought updating n8n would fix it. help please