diff --git a/changelog.d/870.bugfix b/changelog.d/870.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57f22413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/870.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix widgets failing with "Request timed out".
diff --git a/web/App.tsx b/web/App.tsx
index b512c6d0..bac2078e 100644
--- a/web/App.tsx
+++ b/web/App.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { LoadingSpinner } from './components/elements/LoadingSpinner';
 import AdminSettings from './components/AdminSettings';
 import RoomConfigView from './components/RoomConfigView';
 import { Alert } from '@vector-im/compound-web';
+import { BridgeContext } from './context';
 
 interface IMinimalState {
     error: string|null,
@@ -115,43 +116,39 @@ export default class App extends Component<void, IState> {
   }
 
     render() {
+        const style = {
+            padding: 'embedType' in this.state && this.state.embedType === EmbedType.IntegrationManager ? "0" : "16px",
+        };
+        if (this.state.error) {
+            return <div style={style}><Alert type="critical" title="An error occured">{this.state.error}</Alert></div>;
+        } else if (this.state.busy) {
+            return <div style={style}><LoadingSpinner /></div>;
+        } else if ("kind" in this.state === false) {
+            console.warn("invalid state", this.state);
+            return <div style={style}><Alert type="critical" title="An error occured">Widget got into an invalid state.</Alert></div>;
+        }
+
         // Return the App component.
         let content;
-        if (this.state.error) {
-            content = <Alert type="critical" title="An error occured">{this.state.error}</Alert>;
-        } else if (this.state.busy) {
-            content = <LoadingSpinner />;
-        }
 
-        if ("kind" in this.state) {
-            if (this.state.roomState && this.state.kind === "admin") {
-                content = <AdminSettings bridgeApi={this.state.bridgeApi} roomState={this.state.roomState} />;
-            } else if (this.state.kind === "invite") {
-                // Fall through for now, we don't support invite widgets *just* yet.
-            } else if (this.state.kind === "roomConfig") {
-                content = <RoomConfigView
-                    roomId={this.state.roomId}
-                    supportedServices={this.state.supportedServices}
-                    serviceScope={this.state.serviceScope}
-                    embedType={this.state.embedType}
-                    bridgeApi={this.state.bridgeApi}
-                    widgetApi={this.state.widgetApi}
-                 />;
-            }
+        if (this.state.kind === "admin") {
+            content = <AdminSettings roomState={this.state.roomState} />;
+        }else if (this.state.kind === "roomConfig") {
+            content = <RoomConfigView
+                roomId={this.state.roomId}
+                supportedServices={this.state.supportedServices}
+                serviceScope={this.state.serviceScope}
+                embedType={this.state.embedType}
+                />;
+        } else {
+            return <div style={style}><Alert type="critical" title="An error occured">Unknown widget kind.</Alert></div>;
         }
 
-        if (!content) {
-            console.warn("invalid state", this.state);
-            content = <b>Invalid state</b>;
-        }
-
-        const embedType = 'embedType' in this.state ? this.state.embedType : EmbedType.Default;
-
         return (
-            <div style={{
-                padding: embedType === "integration-manager" ? "0" : "16px",
-            }}>
-                {content}
+            <div style={style}>
+                <BridgeContext.Provider value={{bridgeApi: this.state.bridgeApi}}>
+                    {content}
+                </BridgeContext.Provider>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/web/BridgeAPI.ts b/web/BridgeAPI.ts
index 5e9d80ee..e6b5791e 100644
--- a/web/BridgeAPI.ts
+++ b/web/BridgeAPI.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ export enum EmbedType {
 }
 
 export type BridgeConfig = FunctionComponent<{
-    api: BridgeAPI,
     roomId: string,
     showHeader: boolean,
 }>;
diff --git a/web/components/RoomConfigView.tsx b/web/components/RoomConfigView.tsx
index 4cdc6d8d..4a8c23b6 100644
--- a/web/components/RoomConfigView.tsx
+++ b/web/components/RoomConfigView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { WidgetApi } from "matrix-widget-api";
 import { useState } from "preact/hooks"
-import { BridgeAPI, BridgeConfig, EmbedType } from "../BridgeAPI";
+import { BridgeConfig, EmbedType } from "../BridgeAPI";
 import style from "./RoomConfigView.module.scss";
 import { ConnectionCard } from "./ConnectionCard";
 import { FeedsConfig } from "./roomConfig/FeedsConfig";
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ import WebhookIcon from "../icons/webhook.png";
 
 
 interface IProps {
-    widgetApi: WidgetApi,
-    bridgeApi: BridgeAPI,
     supportedServices: {[service: string]: boolean},
     serviceScope?: string,
     embedType: EmbedType,
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ export default function RoomConfigView(props: IProps) {
         const ConfigComponent = connections[activeConnectionType].component;
         content = <ConfigComponent
             roomId={props.roomId}
-            api={props.bridgeApi}
             showHeader={props.embedType !== EmbedType.IntegrationManager}
         />;
     } else {
@@ -109,6 +105,7 @@ export default function RoomConfigView(props: IProps) {
     }
 
     return <div className={style.root}>
+
         {!serviceScope && activeConnectionType &&
             <header>
                 <span className={style.backButton} onClick={() => setActiveConnectionType(null)}>
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/Auth.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/Auth.tsx
index ab562d9a..1cc27f44 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/Auth.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/Auth.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import { GetAuthResponse } from "../../../src/Widgets/BridgeWidgetInterface";
-import { BridgeAPI } from "../../BridgeAPI";
 import { Button } from "../elements";
+import { BridgeContext } from "../../context";
 
 const PollAuthEveryMs = 3000;
 
 
 export const ServiceAuth = ({
-    api,
     service,
     loginLabel = "Log in",
     authState,
     onAuthSucceeded,
 }: {
-    api: BridgeAPI,
     service: string,
     authState: GetAuthResponse,
     onAuthSucceeded: () => void,
     loginLabel?: string,
 }) => {
+    const api = useContext(BridgeContext).bridgeApi;
     const [pollStateId, setPollStateId] = useState<string|null>();
 
     const pollAuth = useCallback(async (pollId) => {
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/FeedsConfig.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/FeedsConfig.tsx
index 0e8bf408..af5f23b4 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/FeedsConfig.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/FeedsConfig.tsx
@@ -92,12 +92,11 @@ const roomConfigText: IRoomConfigText = {
 
 const RoomConfigListItemFunc = (c: FeedResponseItem) => c.config.label || c.config.url;
 
-export const FeedsConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ api, roomId, showHeader }) => {
+export const FeedsConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ roomId, showHeader }) => {
 
     return <RoomConfig<ServiceConfig, FeedResponseItem, FeedConnectionState>
         headerImg={FeedsIcon}
         showHeader={showHeader}
-        api={api}
         roomId={roomId}
         type="feeds"
         connectionEventType="uk.half-shot.matrix-hookshot.feed"
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/GenericWebhookConfig.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/GenericWebhookConfig.tsx
index 9a78129a..6a5ae3aa 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/GenericWebhookConfig.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/GenericWebhookConfig.tsx
@@ -111,12 +111,11 @@ const RoomConfigText = {
 
 const RoomConfigListItemFunc = (c: GenericHookResponseItem) => c.config.name;
 
-export const GenericWebhookConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ api, roomId, showHeader }) => {
+export const GenericWebhookConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ roomId, showHeader }) => {
     return <RoomConfig<ServiceConfig, GenericHookResponseItem, GenericHookConnectionState>
         headerImg={WebhookIcon}
         darkHeaderImg={true}
         showHeader={showHeader}
-        api={api}
         roomId={roomId}
         type="generic"
         connectionEventType="uk.half-shot.matrix-hookshot.generic.hook"
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/GithubRepoConfig.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/GithubRepoConfig.tsx
index ecb52c29..434848b0 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/GithubRepoConfig.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/GithubRepoConfig.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import { EventHookCheckbox } from '../elements/EventHookCheckbox';
 import { FunctionComponent, createRef } from "preact";
 import { GitHubRepoConnectionState, GitHubRepoResponseItem, GitHubRepoConnectionRepoTarget, GitHubRepoConnectionOrgTarget } from "../../../src/Connections/GithubRepo";
 import { InputField, ButtonSet, Button } from "../elements";
-import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect, useContext } from "preact/hooks";
 import { DropItem } from "../elements/DropdownSearch";
 import ConnectionSearch from "../elements/ConnectionSearch";
 import { ServiceAuth } from "./Auth";
 import { GetAuthResponse } from "../../../src/Widgets/BridgeWidgetInterface";
+import { BridgeContext } from "../../context";
 
 const EventType = "uk.half-shot.matrix-hookshot.github.repository";
 
@@ -18,11 +19,12 @@ function getRepoFullName(state: GitHubRepoConnectionState) {
 }
 
 const ConnectionConfiguration: FunctionComponent<ConnectionConfigurationProps<never, GitHubRepoResponseItem, GitHubRepoConnectionState>> = ({
-    showAuthPrompt, loginLabel, serviceConfig, api, existingConnection, onSave, onRemove, isUpdating
+    showAuthPrompt, loginLabel, serviceConfig, existingConnection, onSave, onRemove, isUpdating
 }) => {
     // Assume true if we have no auth prompt.
     const [authedResponse, setAuthResponse] = useState<GetAuthResponse|null>(null);
     const [enabledHooks, setEnabledHooks] = useState<string[]>(existingConnection?.config.enableHooks || []);
+    const api = useContext(BridgeContext).bridgeApi;
 
     const checkAuth = useCallback(() => {
         api.getAuth("github").then((res) => {
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ const ConnectionConfiguration: FunctionComponent<ConnectionConfigurationProps<ne
     const consideredAuthenticated = (authedResponse?.authenticated || !showAuthPrompt);
 
     return <form onSubmit={handleSave}>
-        {authedResponse && <ServiceAuth onAuthSucceeded={checkAuth} authState={authedResponse} service="github" loginLabel={loginLabel} api={api} />}
+        {authedResponse && <ServiceAuth onAuthSucceeded={checkAuth} authState={authedResponse} service="github" loginLabel={loginLabel} />}
         {!existingConnection && consideredAuthenticated && <ConnectionSearch
             serviceName="GitHub"
             addNewInstanceUrl={newInstallationUrl}
@@ -175,12 +177,11 @@ const roomConfigText: IRoomConfigText = {
 
 const RoomConfigListItemFunc = (c: GitHubRepoResponseItem) => getRepoFullName(c.config);
 
-export const GithubRepoConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ api, roomId, showHeader }) => {
+export const GithubRepoConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ roomId, showHeader }) => {
     return <RoomConfig<never, GitHubRepoResponseItem, GitHubRepoConnectionState>
         headerImg={GitHubIcon}
         darkHeaderImg={true}
         showHeader={showHeader}
-        api={api}
         roomId={roomId}
         type="github"
         showAuthPrompt={true}
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/GitlabRepoConfig.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/GitlabRepoConfig.tsx
index 02be6e3f..9d2ed59f 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/GitlabRepoConfig.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/GitlabRepoConfig.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ import { EventHookCheckbox } from '../elements/EventHookCheckbox';
 import { GitLabRepoConnectionState, GitLabRepoResponseItem, GitLabRepoConnectionProjectTarget, GitLabRepoConnectionInstanceTarget } from "../../../src/Connections/GitlabRepo";
 import { InputField, ButtonSet, Button } from "../elements";
 import { FunctionComponent, createRef } from "preact";
-import { useState, useCallback, useMemo } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useContext } from "preact/hooks";
 import { DropItem } from "../elements/DropdownSearch";
 import { ConnectionSearch } from "../elements/ConnectionSearch";
+import { BridgeContext } from "../../context";
 
 const EventType = "uk.half-shot.matrix-hookshot.gitlab.repository";
-const ConnectionConfiguration: FunctionComponent<ConnectionConfigurationProps<never, GitLabRepoResponseItem, GitLabRepoConnectionState>> = ({api, existingConnection, onSave, onRemove, isUpdating }) => {
+const ConnectionConfiguration: FunctionComponent<ConnectionConfigurationProps<never, GitLabRepoResponseItem, GitLabRepoConnectionState>> = ({existingConnection, onSave, onRemove, isUpdating }) => {
     const [enabledHooks, setEnabledHooks] = useState<string[]>(existingConnection?.config.enableHooks || []);
+    const api = useContext(BridgeContext).bridgeApi;
 
     const toggleEnabledHook = useCallback((evt: any) => {
         const key = (evt.target as HTMLElement).getAttribute('x-event-name');
@@ -123,11 +125,10 @@ const RoomConfigText = {
 
 const RoomConfigListItemFunc = (c: GitLabRepoResponseItem) => c.config.path;
 
-export const GitlabRepoConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ api, roomId, showHeader }) => {
+export const GitlabRepoConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ roomId, showHeader }) => {
     return <RoomConfig<never, GitLabRepoResponseItem, GitLabRepoConnectionState>
         headerImg={GitLabIcon}
         showHeader={showHeader}
-        api={api}
         roomId={roomId}
         type="gitlab"
         text={RoomConfigText}
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/JiraProjectConfig.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/JiraProjectConfig.tsx
index 2261e3df..12796dac 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/JiraProjectConfig.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/JiraProjectConfig.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FunctionComponent, createRef } from "preact";
-import { useState, useCallback, useMemo } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useContext } from "preact/hooks";
 import { BridgeConfig } from "../../BridgeAPI";
 import { ConnectionConfigurationProps, RoomConfig } from "./RoomConfig";
 import { JiraProjectConnectionState, JiraProjectResponseItem, JiraProjectConnectionProjectTarget, JiraProjectConnectionInstanceTarget } from "../../../src/Connections/JiraProject";
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import { EventHookCheckbox } from '../elements/EventHookCheckbox';
 import JiraIcon from "../../icons/jira.png";
 import ConnectionSearch from "../elements/ConnectionSearch";
 import { DropItem } from "../elements/DropdownSearch";
+import { BridgeContext } from "../../context";
 
 const EventType = "uk.half-shot.matrix-hookshot.jira.project";
 
-const ConnectionConfiguration: FunctionComponent<ConnectionConfigurationProps<never, JiraProjectResponseItem, JiraProjectConnectionState>> = ({api, existingConnection, onSave, onRemove, isUpdating }) => {
+const ConnectionConfiguration: FunctionComponent<ConnectionConfigurationProps<never, JiraProjectResponseItem, JiraProjectConnectionState>> = ({existingConnection, onSave, onRemove, isUpdating }) => {
     const [allowedEvents, setAllowedEvents] = useState<string[]>(existingConnection?.config.events || ['issue_created']);
+    const api = useContext(BridgeContext).bridgeApi;
 
     const toggleEvent = useCallback((evt: Event) => {
         const key = (evt.target as HTMLElement).getAttribute('x-event-name');
@@ -108,11 +110,10 @@ const RoomConfigText = {
 
 const RoomConfigListItemFunc = (c: JiraProjectResponseItem) => c.config.url;
 
-export const JiraProjectConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ api, roomId, showHeader }) => {
+export const JiraProjectConfig: BridgeConfig = ({ roomId, showHeader }) => {
     return <RoomConfig<never, JiraProjectResponseItem, JiraProjectConnectionState>
         headerImg={JiraIcon}
         showHeader={showHeader}
-        api={api}
         roomId={roomId}
         type="jira"
         text={RoomConfigText}
diff --git a/web/components/roomConfig/RoomConfig.tsx b/web/components/roomConfig/RoomConfig.tsx
index 9522931a..a42e8d9c 100644
--- a/web/components/roomConfig/RoomConfig.tsx
+++ b/web/components/roomConfig/RoomConfig.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { FunctionComponent } from "preact";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer, useState } from "preact/hooks"
-import { BridgeAPI, BridgeAPIError } from "../../BridgeAPI";
+import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useReducer, useState } from "preact/hooks"
+import { BridgeAPIError } from "../../BridgeAPI";
 import { ListItem, Card } from "../elements";
 import style from "./RoomConfig.module.scss";
 import { GetConnectionsResponseItem } from "../../../src/provisioning/api";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { LoadingSpinner } from '../elements/LoadingSpinner';
 import { ErrCode } from "../../../src/api";
 import { retry } from "../../../src/PromiseUtil";
 import { Alert } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
+import { BridgeContext } from "../../context";
 
 export interface ConnectionConfigurationProps<SConfig, ConnectionType extends GetConnectionsResponseItem, ConnectionState extends IConnectionState> {
     serviceConfig: SConfig;
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ export interface ConnectionConfigurationProps<SConfig, ConnectionType extends Ge
     isMigrationCandidate?: boolean,
     existingConnection?: ConnectionType;
     onRemove?: () => void,
-    api: BridgeAPI;
 }
 
 export interface IRoomConfigText {
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export interface IRoomConfigText {
 }
 
 interface IRoomConfigProps<SConfig, ConnectionType extends GetConnectionsResponseItem, ConnectionState extends IConnectionState> {
-    api: BridgeAPI;
     roomId: string;
     type: string;
     showAuthPrompt?: boolean;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const MAX_CONNECTION_FETCH_ATTEMPTS = 10;
 
 export const RoomConfig = function<SConfig, ConnectionType extends GetConnectionsResponseItem, ConnectionState extends IConnectionState>(props: IRoomConfigProps<SConfig, ConnectionType, ConnectionState>) {
     const {
-        api,
         roomId,
         type,
         showAuthPrompt = false,
@@ -59,6 +57,7 @@ export const RoomConfig = function<SConfig, ConnectionType extends GetConnection
         listItemName,
         connectionEventType,
     } = props;
+    const api = useContext(BridgeContext).bridgeApi;
     const ConnectionConfigComponent = props.connectionConfigComponent;
     const [ error, setError ] = useState<null|{header?: string, message: string, isWarning?: boolean, forPrevious?: boolean}>(null);
     const [ connections, setConnections ] = useState<ConnectionType[]|null>(null);
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ export const RoomConfig = function<SConfig, ConnectionType extends GetConnection
                 <h2>{text.createNew}</h2>
                 {serviceConfig && <ConnectionConfigComponent
                     key={newConnectionKey}
-                    api={api}
                     serviceConfig={serviceConfig}
                     onSave={handleSaveOnCreation}
                     loginLabel={text.login}
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ export const RoomConfig = function<SConfig, ConnectionType extends GetConnection
                 <h2>{ canEditRoom ? text.listCanEdit : text.listCantEdit }</h2>
                 { serviceConfig && connections?.map(c => <ListItem key={c.id} text={listItemName(c)}>
                     <ConnectionConfigComponent
-                        api={api}
                         serviceConfig={serviceConfig}
                         existingConnection={c}
                         onSave={(config) => {
diff --git a/web/context.ts b/web/context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f66d701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { createContext } from "preact";
+import type { BridgeAPI } from "./BridgeAPI";
+
+interface IBridgeContext {
+    bridgeApi: BridgeAPI;
+}
+
+const fakeBridgeContext = {
+    get bridgeApi(): BridgeAPI {
+        throw Error('No context provided');
+    }
+}
+
+export const BridgeContext = createContext<IBridgeContext>(fakeBridgeContext);
+