diff --git a/collectd/files/backend/http.conf b/collectd/files/backend/http.conf
index 752df40..8787dbc 100644
--- a/collectd/files/backend/http.conf
+++ b/collectd/files/backend/http.conf
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
   <URL "http://{{ backend.host }}:{{ backend.port }}">
     Format "{{ backend.get('format', 'json')|upper }}"
     StoreRates {{ backend.get('store_rates', True)|lower }}
+{%- if backend.timeout is defined %}
+    Timeout {{ backend.timeout }}
+{%- endif %}
   </URL>
 </Plugin>
diff --git a/collectd/files/collectd.conf b/collectd/files/collectd.conf
index d815eb1..0a64b0f 100644
--- a/collectd/files/collectd.conf
+++ b/collectd/files/collectd.conf
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
 #Timeout 2
 #ReadThreads 5
+{%- if client.read_threads is defined %}
+ReadThreads {{ client.read_threads }}
+{%- endif %}
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Logging                                                                    #
diff --git a/metadata/service/remote_client/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/remote_client/cluster.yml
index b340e79..b1d8d34 100644
--- a/metadata/service/remote_client/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/remote_client/cluster.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
     remote_client:
       enabled: true
       read_interval: 10
+      read_threads: 10
       use_fqdn: false
       automatic_starting: false
diff --git a/metadata/service/remote_client/single.yml b/metadata/service/remote_client/single.yml
index 81062b4..297912a 100644
--- a/metadata/service/remote_client/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/remote_client/single.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
     remote_client:
       enabled: true
       read_interval: 10
+      read_threads: 10
       use_fqdn: false
       automatic_starting: true