diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts
index 4df1feaf0..639043201 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/http-impl.node.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 import * as http from "node:http";
 import * as https from "node:https";
+import * as net from "node:net";
 import { RequestOptions } from "node:http";
 import { TalerError } from "./errors.js";
 import { encodeBody, getDefaultHeaders, HttpLibArgs } from "./http-common.js";
@@ -39,6 +40,19 @@ import {
   URL,
 } from "./index.js";
 
+// Work around a node v20.0.0, v20.1.0, and v20.2.0 bug. The issue was fixed
+// in v20.3.0.
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/47822#issuecomment-1564708870
+// Safe to remove once support for Node v20 is dropped.
+if (
+  // check for `node` in case we want to use this in "exotic" JS envs
+  process.versions.node &&
+  process.versions.node.match(/20\.[0-2]\.0/)
+) {
+  //@ts-ignore
+  net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamily(false);
+}
+
 const logger = new Logger("http-impl.node.ts");
 
 const textDecoder = new TextDecoder();
@@ -126,6 +140,7 @@ export class HttpLibImpl implements HttpRequestLibrary {
       method: method,
       path,
       headers: requestHeadersMap,
+      timeout: timeoutMs,
     };
 
     const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];