# Http request from within Elixir (BEAM) timeout when a Docker container is running

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**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** docker, httpoison, networking\
**Created:** [November 28, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/http-request-from-within-elixir-beam-timeout-when-a-docker-container-is-running/67740 "2024-11-28T11:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/astonj/32/15_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/AstonJ)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/http-request-from-within-elixir-beam-timeout-when-a-docker-container-is-running/67740/5 "2024-11-28T19:23:42Z")

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Do you run any software that updates frequently and needs to reload iptables? If so you might need to configure it to add the docker rules back in afterwards (although it looks like your rules are fine - but still, worth checking if there’s any software that’s running that could interfere with it).

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