diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 40e3c12ae..f375e67f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ endif()
 
 ecbuild_add_option( FEATURE CURL
                     DESCRIPTION "Curl library for transfering data with URLs"
-                    REQUIRED_PACKAGES "CURL VERSION 7.20" )
+                    REQUIRED_PACKAGES "CURL 7.20" )
 
 if(HAVE_CURL)
   ecbuild_info("Curl version ${CURL_VERSION_STRING} -- libs [${CURL_LIBRARIES}] incs [${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS}]")
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ad2191947..d905a6d1d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25.0
+1.25.1
diff --git a/src/eckit/net/Connector.cc b/src/eckit/net/Connector.cc
index bdfce12f6..72a1e5c19 100644
--- a/src/eckit/net/Connector.cc
+++ b/src/eckit/net/Connector.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "eckit/net/TCPClient.h"
 #include "eckit/net/TCPStream.h"
 #include "eckit/thread/ThreadSingleton.h"
+#include "eckit/log/Seconds.h"
 
 namespace eckit::net {
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ static void offLine(const std::string& host, int port) {
 }
 
 Connector::Connector(const std::string& host, int port, const std::string& node) :
-    host_(host), node_(node), port_(port), locked_(false), memoize_(false), sent_(false), life_(0), autoclose_(false) {
+    host_(host), node_(node), port_(port), locked_(false), last_(::time(0)), memoize_(false), sent_(false), life_(0), autoclose_(false) {
     Log::info() << "Connector::Connector(" << node << "," << host << ":" << port << ")" << std::endl;
 }
 
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ Connector::~Connector() {
 }
 
 TCPSocket& Connector::socket() {
+
+    static int connectorTimeout = Resource<int>("connectorTimeout", 0);
+    if(connectorTimeout != 0) {
+        time_t now = ::time(0);
+        if(now - last_ > connectorTimeout) {
+            Log::info() << "Connector::socket() opened for " << Seconds(now - last_) << " seconds, reopening connection" << std::endl;
+            socket_.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!socket_.isConnected()) {
         try {
             NodeInfo remote;
@@ -252,8 +263,9 @@ std::string Connector::name() const {
 }
 
 template <class T, class F>
-long Connector::socketIo(F proc, T buf, long len, const char* msg) {
+long Connector::socketIo(F proc, T buf, long len, const char* msg, time_t& last) {
     TCPSocket& s = socket();
+    last = ::time(0);
     long l       = (s.*proc)(buf, len);
     if (l != len) {
         reset();
@@ -282,7 +294,7 @@ long Connector::write(const void* buf, long len) {
         return len;
     }
 
-    return socketIo(&TCPSocket::write, buf, len, "written");
+    return socketIo(&TCPSocket::write, buf, len, "written", last_);
 }
 
 long Connector::read(void* buf, long len) {
@@ -307,7 +319,7 @@ long Connector::read(void* buf, long len) {
             if (!useCache) {
                 cached_.buffer_ = 0;
                 try {
-                    ASSERT((size_t)socketIo(&TCPSocket::write, out_.buffer(), out_.count(), "written") == out_.count());
+                    ASSERT((size_t)socketIo(&TCPSocket::write, out_.buffer(), out_.count(), "written", last_) == out_.count());
                 }
                 catch (...) {
                     reset();
@@ -338,7 +350,7 @@ long Connector::read(void* buf, long len) {
     }
 
     try {
-        len = socketIo(&TCPSocket::read, buf, len, "read");
+        len = socketIo(&TCPSocket::read, buf, len, "read", last_);
     }
     catch (...) {
         reset();
diff --git a/src/eckit/net/Connector.h b/src/eckit/net/Connector.h
index c0da694c9..298a40512 100644
--- a/src/eckit/net/Connector.h
+++ b/src/eckit/net/Connector.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class Connector : public Stream {
     int port_;
     TCPSocket socket_;
     bool locked_;
+    time_t last_;
 
 
     // Memoisation
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ class Connector : public Stream {
 
     TCPSocket& socket();
     template <class T, class F>
-    long socketIo(F proc, T buf, long len, const char*);
+    long socketIo(F proc, T buf, long len, const char*, time_t&);
 
     // -- Overridden methods
     // None