diff --git a/src/ducopy/rest/utils.py b/src/ducopy/rest/utils.py
index 468295e..49cc396 100644
--- a/src/ducopy/rest/utils.py
+++ b/src/ducopy/rest/utils.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def request(
                 logger.debug(
                     "Sending {} request to URL: {} (attempt {}/{})", method.upper(), url, attempt + 1, max_retries
                 )
-                response = super().request(method, url, *args, **kwargs)
+                response = super().request(method, url, timeout=15, *args, **kwargs)
                 response.raise_for_status()
                 logger.info("Received {} response from {}", response.status_code, url)
                 return response