diff --git a/uptime/check/check.py b/uptime/check/check.py
index 97437eb..530157a 100644
--- a/uptime/check/check.py
+++ b/uptime/check/check.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from config import HC_ROOT, CONFIG
 
 def check_domain(domain):
     try:
-        r = get('https://%s' % domain)
+        r = get('https://%s' % domain, timeout=6)
     except Exception as e:
         return (e, 0)
     return (r.status_code, r.elapsed)