diff --git a/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts b/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
index 5d7862b5..e6f0ae78 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/timelines.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ const suggestedTimelineController: AppController = async (c) => {
 async function renderStatuses(c: AppContext, filters: NostrFilter[]) {
   const { signal } = c.req.raw;
   const store = c.get('store');
+  const opts = { signal, timeout: 5000 };
 
   const events = await store
-    .query(filters, { signal })
+    .query(filters, opts)
     .then((events) => hydrateEvents({ events, store, signal }));
 
   if (!events.length) {