diff --git a/usr/lib/python3.6/vmmgr/appmgr.py b/usr/lib/python3.6/vmmgr/appmgr.py
index 21dabff..25af0b7 100644
--- a/usr/lib/python3.6/vmmgr/appmgr.py
+++ b/usr/lib/python3.6/vmmgr/appmgr.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class AppMgr:
         self.lock = Lock()
 
     def get_repo_resource(self, url, stream=False):
-        return requests.get('{}/{}'.format(self.conf['repo']['url'], url), auth=(self.conf['repo']['user'], self.conf['repo']['pwd']), stream=stream)
+        return requests.get('{}/{}'.format(self.conf['repo']['url'], url), auth=(self.conf['repo']['user'], self.conf['repo']['pwd']), timeout=5, stream=stream)
 
     def fetch_online_packages(self):
         # Fetches and verifies online packages. Can raise InvalidSignature