diff --git a/.changeset/poor-tips-appear.md b/.changeset/poor-tips-appear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d69dfb4c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-tips-appear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@vue-storefront/middleware": patch
+---
+
+Adjusted handling timeouts and aborting TCP connection
diff --git a/packages/middleware/__tests__/unit/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.spec.ts b/packages/middleware/__tests__/unit/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.spec.ts
index 9dd312e95f..c606bead0b 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/__tests__/unit/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware/__tests__/unit/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.spec.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,28 @@ describe("[middleware-helpers] getAgnosticStatusCode", () => {
     expect(statusCode).toBe(defaultCode);
   });
 
+  it("retrieves status code for axios even when status code is missing and it's timeout", () => {
+    const testData = {
+      isAxiosError: true,
+      code: "ECONNABORTED",
+    };
+
+    const statusCode = getAgnosticStatusCode(testData);
+
+    expect(statusCode).toBe(408);
+  });
+
+  it("retrieves status code for axios even when status code is missing and recipient closed TCP connection", () => {
+    const testData = {
+      isAxiosError: true,
+      code: "ECONNRESET",
+    };
+
+    const statusCode = getAgnosticStatusCode(testData);
+
+    expect(statusCode).toBe(500);
+  });
+
   it("retrieves status code for apollo when code is a string", () => {
     const testData = {
       code: "someString",
diff --git a/packages/middleware/src/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.ts b/packages/middleware/src/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.ts
index 34a7d8dd62..23dd27e2d7 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/src/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware/src/helpers/getAgnosticStatusCode.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ import {
 } from "../types";
 
 const STATUS_FIELDS = ["status", "statusCode"] as const;
+/**
+ * @key is constant string identifier of connection error
+ * @value is desired HTTP code that we are going to
+ *  send back when we encounter specified connection error
+ */
+const CONNECTION_ERRORS = {
+  ECONNABORTED: 408,
+  ECONNRESET: 500,
+};
 
 export type Status = (typeof STATUS_FIELDS)[number];
 
@@ -58,7 +67,11 @@ function obtainStatusCode(
 }
 
 function getAxiosStatusCode(error: AxiosError) {
-  return error.response?.status ?? 500;
+  if (error?.code && CONNECTION_ERRORS[error.code]) {
+    return CONNECTION_ERRORS[error.code];
+  }
+
+  return error.response?.status;
 }
 
 function getApolloStatusCode(error: ApolloError) {
diff --git a/packages/middleware/src/types/base.ts b/packages/middleware/src/types/base.ts
index 1eadbe084c..2b1ed1f2b6 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/src/types/base.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware/src/types/base.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export type ApiClientMethods<T> = {
 
 export type AxiosError = {
   isAxiosError: boolean;
-  response: {
+  code: string;
+  response?: {
     status: number;
   };
 };