diff --git a/src/main/java/de/gnmyt/sqltoolkit/manager/ConnectSettingsManager.java b/src/main/java/de/gnmyt/sqltoolkit/manager/ConnectSettingsManager.java
index 8a2cdac..10bb672 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/gnmyt/sqltoolkit/manager/ConnectSettingsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/gnmyt/sqltoolkit/manager/ConnectSettingsManager.java
@@ -95,6 +95,28 @@ public class ConnectSettingsManager {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the connectTimeout property
+     *
+     * @param connectTimeout The new value of the connectTimeout property
+     * @return this class
+     */
+    public ConnectSettingsManager connectTimeout(int connectTimeout) {
+        settingValues.put("connectTimeout", connectTimeout);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the socketTimeout property
+     *
+     * @param socketTimeout The new value of the socketTimeout property
+     * @return this class
+     */
+    public ConnectSettingsManager socketTimeout(int socketTimeout) {
+        settingValues.put("socketTimeout", socketTimeout);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the tcpKeepAlive property
      *
@@ -139,6 +161,17 @@ public class ConnectSettingsManager {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the maxAllowedPacket property
+     *
+     * @param maxAllowedPacket The new value of the maxAllowedPacket property
+     * @return this class
+     */
+    public ConnectSettingsManager maxAllowedPacket(int maxAllowedPacket) {
+        settingValues.put("maxAllowedPacket", maxAllowedPacket);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the tcpTrafficClass property
      *
@@ -183,6 +216,17 @@ public class ConnectSettingsManager {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the verifyServerCertificate property
+     *
+     * @param verifyServerCertificate The new value of the verifyServerCertificate property
+     * @return this class
+     */
+    public ConnectSettingsManager verifyServerCertificate(boolean verifyServerCertificate) {
+        settingValues.put("verifyServerCertificate", verifyServerCertificate);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates the connection string
      *