diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index 1a0ceb2a8..27f68d7ad 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 bean.duration = 0;
             }
 
+            // Runtime patch timeout if it is 0
+            // See https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/pull/3961#issuecomment-1804149144
+            if (this.timeout <= 0) {
+                this.timeout = this.interval * 1000 * 0.8;
+            }
+
             try {
                 if (await Monitor.isUnderMaintenance(this.id)) {
                     bean.msg = "Monitor under maintenance";
diff --git a/server/util-server.js b/server/util-server.js
index adea303c9..329810be0 100644
--- a/server/util-server.js
+++ b/server/util-server.js
@@ -1132,13 +1132,17 @@ if (process.env.TEST_BACKEND) {
  */
 module.exports.axiosAbortSignal = (timeoutMs) => {
     try {
+        // Just in case, as 0 timeout here will cause the request to be aborted immediately
+        if (!timeoutMs || timeoutMs <= 0) {
+            timeoutMs = 5000;
+        }
         return AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutMs);
     } catch (_) {
         // v16-: AbortSignal.timeout is not supported
         try {
             const abortController = new AbortController();
 
-            setTimeout(() => abortController.abort(), timeoutMs || 0);
+            setTimeout(() => abortController.abort(), timeoutMs);
 
             return abortController.signal;
         } catch (_) {