diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
index 3b73520052..0970fd1318 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/WebUtil.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Security;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
@@ -1092,7 +1091,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// </returns>
         public static TResponse MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(string verb, string requestUrl, TRequest obj)
         {
-            return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, Timeout.Infinite);
+            return MakeRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(verb, requestUrl, obj, 0);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1101,7 +1100,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <param name="verb"></param>
         /// <param name="requestUrl"></param>
         /// <param name="obj"></param>
-        /// <param name="pTimeout">Request timeout in milliseconds.  Timeout.Infinite indicates no timeout.</param>
+        /// <param name="pTimeout">
+        /// Request timeout in milliseconds.  Timeout.Infinite indicates no timeout.  If 0 is passed then the default HttpWebRequest timeout is used (100 seconds)
+        /// </param>
         /// <returns>
         /// The response.  If there was an internal exception or the request timed out, 
         /// then the default(TResponse) is returned.
@@ -1117,7 +1118,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <param name="verb"></param>
         /// <param name="requestUrl"></param>
         /// <param name="obj"></param>
-        /// <param name="pTimeout">Request timeout in milliseconds.  Timeout.Infinite indicates no timeout.</param>
+        /// <param name="pTimeout">
+        /// Request timeout in milliseconds.  Timeout.Infinite indicates no timeout.  If 0 is passed then the default HttpWebRequest timeout is used (100 seconds)
+        /// </param>
         /// <param name="maxConnections"></param>
         /// <returns>
         /// The response.  If there was an internal exception or the request timed out, 
@@ -1139,7 +1142,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
 
             WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(requestUrl);
             HttpWebRequest ht = (HttpWebRequest)request;
-            ht.Timeout = pTimeout;
+
+            if (pTimeout != 0)
+                ht.Timeout = pTimeout;
 
             if (maxConnections > 0 && ht.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit < maxConnections)
                 ht.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit = maxConnections;