diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonController.php
index c79c88770..d18ded4ea 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonController.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Error;
 use Exception;
 use GuzzleHttp\Exception\GuzzleException;
+use GuzzleHttp\RequestOptions;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Laravel\Socialite\Contracts\User as SocialiteUser;
 use Revolution\Mastodon\Facades\Mastodon;
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public static function getEndOfChain(User $user, string $mastodonPostId): ?strin
         $client = self::getClient($user);
 
         try {
-            $context = $client->get('/statuses/' . $mastodonPostId . '/context');
+            $context = $client->call("GET", "/statuses/{$mastodonPostId}/context", options: self::getRequestOptions());
         } catch (GuzzleException $e) {
             Log::info("Unable to chain toot because of an issue with the connecting mastodon server.");
             if ($e->getCode() == 404) {
@@ -228,4 +229,7 @@ public static function getLastSavedPostIdFromUserStatuses(User $user) {
             ->latest()
             ->first();
     }
+    public static function getRequestOptions(): array {
+        return [RequestOptions::TIMEOUT => config("trwl.mastodon_timeout_seconds")];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonProfileDetails.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonProfileDetails.php
index 35292faf6..e41afb4ed 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonProfileDetails.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Social/MastodonProfileDetails.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function getProfileUrl(): ?string {
     }
 
     private function getData(): ?array {
-        return Cache::remember('mastodon_'.$this->user->username, 6000, function () {
+        return Cache::remember("mastodon_{$this->user->username}", 60 * 60 /* 1 hour */, function() {
             return $this->fetchProfileInformation();
         });
     }
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ private function fetchProfileInformation(): ?array {
                 $mastodonServer = MastodonServer::where('id', $this->user->socialProfile->mastodon_server)->first();
                 if ($mastodonServer) {
                     return Mastodon::domain($mastodonServer->domain)
-                                                   ->token($this->user->socialProfile->mastodon_token)
-                                                   ->get("/accounts/" . $this->user->socialProfile->mastodon_id);
+                                   ->token($this->user->socialProfile->mastodon_token)
+                                   ->call(
+                                       method:  "GET",
+                                       api:     "/accounts/" . $this->user->socialProfile->mastodon_id,
+                                       options: MastodonController::getRequestOptions()
+                                   );
                 }
             } catch (Exception $exception) {
                 // The connection might be broken, or the instance is down, or $user has removed the api rights
                 // but has not told us yet.
+                Log::warning("Unable to fetch mastodon information for user#{$this->user->id} for Mastodon-Server '{$mastodonServer->domain}' and mastodon_id#{$this->user->socialProfile->mastodon_id}");
                 Log::warning($exception);
             }
         }
diff --git a/config/trwl.php b/config/trwl.php
index de8ee9bc8..99d7bb940 100644
--- a/config/trwl.php
+++ b/config/trwl.php
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 <?php
 
 return [
-    'post_social'           => env('POST_SOCIAL', false),
+    'post_social'              => env('POST_SOCIAL', false),
 
     # Mastodon
-    'mastodon_domain'       => env('MASTODON_DOMAIN'),
-    'mastodon_id'           => env('MASTODON_ID'),
-    'mastodon_secret'       => env('MASTODON_SECRET'),
-    'mastodon_redirect'     => env('MASTODON_REDIRECT'),
-    'mastodon_appname'      => env('MASTODON_APPNAME'),
+    'mastodon_domain'          => env('MASTODON_DOMAIN'),
+    'mastodon_id'              => env('MASTODON_ID'),
+    'mastodon_secret'          => env('MASTODON_SECRET'),
+    'mastodon_redirect'        => env('MASTODON_REDIRECT'),
+    'mastodon_appname'         => env('MASTODON_APPNAME'),
+    'mastodon_timeout_seconds' => env("MASTODON_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 5),
 
     # Brouter
-    'brouter_url'           => env('BROUTER_URL', 'https://brouter.de/'),
-    'brouter_timeout'       => env('BROUTER_TIMEOUT', 10),
+    'brouter_url'              => env('BROUTER_URL', 'https://brouter.de/'),
+    'brouter_timeout'          => env('BROUTER_TIMEOUT', 10),
 
     # DB_REST
-    'db_rest'               => env('DB_REST', 'https://v5.db.transport.rest/'),
-    'db_rest_timeout'       => env('DB_REST_TIMEOUT', 10),
+    'db_rest'                  => env('DB_REST', 'https://v5.db.transport.rest/'),
+    'db_rest_timeout'          => env('DB_REST_TIMEOUT', 10),
 
     # Points
-    'base_points'           => [
+    'base_points'              => [
         'time_window' => [
             # time windows before and after a journey to get points
             'good_enough' => [
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@
             'nationalExpress' => env('BASE_POINTS_TRAIN_NATIONALEXPRESS', 10),
         ]
     ],
-    'refresh'               => [
+    'refresh'                  => [
         'max_trips_per_minute' => env('REFRESH_TRIPS_PER_MINUTE', 1)
     ],
-    'cache'                 => [
+    'cache'                    => [
         'global-statistics-retention-seconds' => env('GLOBAL_STATISTICS_CACHE_RETENTION_SECONDS', 60 * 60),
         'leaderboard-retention-seconds'       => env('LEADERBOARD_CACHE_RETENTION_SECONDS', 5 * 60)
     ],
-    'year_in_review_active' => env('YEAR_IN_REVIEW_ACTIVE', false),
-    'webhooks_active'       => env('WEBHOOKS_ACTIVE', false),
+    'year_in_review_active'    => env('YEAR_IN_REVIEW_ACTIVE', false),
+    'webhooks_active'          => env('WEBHOOKS_ACTIVE', false),
 ];
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Social/MastodonControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Social/MastodonControllerTest.php
index fa3cfe0eb..e458ea488 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Social/MastodonControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Social/MastodonControllerTest.php
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereAreNoAnswers(): void {
          * - end.
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(["descendants" => []]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(self::TOOTID_OP, MastodonController::getEndOfChain($user, self::TOOTID_OP));
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsOneAnswerFromOtherPerson(): void {
          * - toodid-answer from userid-answer
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsAConversationWithAnotherPerson(): voi
          *   - tootid-answer2 from userid-op
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsAThreadWithOnePost(): void {
          * - tootid-answer from userid-op <== THIS ONE
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsAThreadWithTwoPostsAndSomeoneIsMentio
          * - tootid-answer from userid-op with mention of userid-bob <== THIS ONE
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsAThreadWithTwoPostsAndSomeoneIsMentio
          * - tootid-answer from userid-op with mention of userid-bob which is a DM
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsAThreadWithMultiplePosts(): void {
          *   - tootid-answer2 from userid-op <== THIS ONE
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfThereIsAThreadWithMultiplePostsAndSomeAnswer
          *   - tootid-answer3 from userid-answer
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andReturn(
                     [
                         "descendants" => [
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfOriginalPostIsNotFound() {
          * Original post is deleted.
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andThrowExceptions([new ClientException(
                                           '{"error":"Record not found"}',
                                           new Request('GET', self::OP_CONTEXT_URL),
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ public function testFindEndOfChainIfMastodonServerUnreachable() {
          * Original post is deleted.
          */
 
-        Mastodon::shouldReceive('get')
+        Mastodon::shouldReceive('call')
                 ->once()
-                ->with(self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
+                ->with("GET", self::OP_CONTEXT_URL, MastodonController::getRequestOptions())
                 ->andThrowExceptions([new ConnectException("server not available",
                                                            new Request('GET', self::OP_CONTEXT_URL)
                                       )]);