diff --git a/tasks/apply-changes/task.sh b/tasks/apply-changes/task.sh
index bc41d72e5..ce189eb7a 100755
--- a/tasks/apply-changes/task.sh
+++ b/tasks/apply-changes/task.sh
@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@ om-linux \
   --client-secret "${OPSMAN_CLIENT_SECRET}" \
   --username "${OPSMAN_USERNAME}" \
   --password "${OPSMAN_PASSWORD}" \
+  --connect-timeout ${OPSMAN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT} \
+  --request-timeout ${OPSMAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT} \
   apply-changes \
   --ignore-warnings
diff --git a/tasks/apply-changes/task.yml b/tasks/apply-changes/task.yml
index 42a4759b3..71b3c5599 100644
--- a/tasks/apply-changes/task.yml
+++ b/tasks/apply-changes/task.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ image_resource:
   type: docker-image
   source:
     repository: pcfnorm/rootfs
+    tag: 1.0.28
 
 
 inputs:
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ params:
   OPSMAN_CLIENT_SECRET:
   OPSMAN_USERNAME:
   OPSMAN_PASSWORD:
+  OPSMAN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT: 5
+  OPSMAN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 1800
   OPSMAN_DOMAIN_OR_IP_ADDRESS:
 
 run: