diff --git a/src/request.js b/src/request.js
index 268803a..bfffa17 100644
--- a/src/request.js
+++ b/src/request.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ async function proxy(sessionId, phone, input = "") {
     url: config.get("USSD_ENDPOINT"),
     method: "POST",
     parse: "string",
+    timeout: 3000,
     form: {
       sessionId: sessionId,
       phoneNumber: phone,