diff --git a/router/handler_ctrl/route.go b/router/handler_ctrl/route.go
index ce43feee3..59061268f 100644
--- a/router/handler_ctrl/route.go
+++ b/router/handler_ctrl/route.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package handler_ctrl
 
 import (
 	"github.com/openziti/ziti/router/env"
+	"net"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ func (rh *routeHandler) connectEgress(msg *channel.Message, attempt int, ch chan
 				switch {
 				case errors.Is(err, syscall.ECONNREFUSED):
 					errCode = ctrl_msg.ErrorTypeConnectionRefused
-				case errors.Is(err, syscall.ETIMEDOUT):
+				case isNetworkTimeout(err) || errors.Is(err, syscall.ETIMEDOUT):
 					errCode = ctrl_msg.ErrorTypeDialTimedOut
 				case errors.As(err, &xgress.MisconfiguredTerminatorError{}):
 					errCode = ctrl_msg.ErrorTypeMisconfiguredTerminator
@@ -200,6 +201,11 @@ func (rh *routeHandler) connectEgress(msg *channel.Message, attempt int, ch chan
 	}
 }
 
+func isNetworkTimeout(err error) bool {
+	var netErr net.Error
+	return errors.As(err, &netErr)
+}
+
 func newDialParams(ctrlId string, route *ctrl_pb.Route, bindHandler xgress.BindHandler, logContext logcontext.Context, deadline time.Time) *dialParams {
 	return &dialParams{
 		ctrlId:      ctrlId,
diff --git a/router/handler_ctrl/timeout_check_test.go b/router/handler_ctrl/timeout_check_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd1b9d9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/router/handler_ctrl/timeout_check_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package handler_ctrl
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testTimeoutErr struct{}
+
+func (t testTimeoutErr) Error() string {
+	return "test"
+}
+
+func (t testTimeoutErr) Timeout() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (t testTimeoutErr) Temporary() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func Test_TimeoutCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	err := testTimeoutErr{}
+	req := assert.New(t)
+	req.True(isNetworkTimeout(err))
+
+	wrapped := fmt.Errorf("there was an error (%w)", err)
+	req.True(isNetworkTimeout(wrapped))
+}