# Option for setting a vast timeout in a AdBreakConfig

**URL:** https://community.bitmovin.com/t/option-for-setting-a-vast-timeout-in-a-adbreakconfig/1593
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Tags:** ads
**Created:** [December 22, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/option-for-setting-a-vast-timeout-in-a-adbreakconfig/1593 "2022-12-22T13:22:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![marc.schenk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.bitmovin.com/marc.schenk/32/544_2.png) [@marc.schenk](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/marc.schenk)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/option-for-setting-a-vast-timeout-in-a-adbreakconfig/1593/1 "2022-12-22T13:22:04Z")

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**Feature request**  
Besides the `videoLoadTimeout` it should be possible to set a `vastLoadTimeout` within an `AdBreakConfig` in order to cancel an ad manifest request after a given amount of time.

**Reason**  
Requesting an ad manifest on slow network connections (Mobile, TV’s, …) can take a lot of time which blocks the user from streaming.

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According to [Albertos answer to this thread](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/cancel-vast-manifest-requests-after-a-given-time/1473/5), the Player SDK needs to expose access to Google IMA SDKs `AdsRequest` component.

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### Author: ![JamesVarndell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.bitmovin.com/jamesvarndell/32/186_2.png) [@JamesVarndell](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/JamesVarndell)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/option-for-setting-a-vast-timeout-in-a-adbreakconfig/1593/2 "2023-01-03T17:28:53Z")

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@marc.schenk thanks for requesting this feature and sharing your requirement for it. We don’t currently have VAST load timeouts on our roadmap so I can’t share a timeline for this feature. However, I have captured your request so we can consider it in our future roadmap prioritisation.

Just to confirm - are you using the Google IMA module in our Player or the Bitmovin Ads Module?

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### Author: ![marc.schenk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.bitmovin.com/marc.schenk/32/544_2.png) [@marc.schenk](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/marc.schenk)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/option-for-setting-a-vast-timeout-in-a-adbreakconfig/1593/3 "2023-01-04T07:42:45Z")

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Hi James

We’re using the Bitmovin Ads Module.