diff --git a/lavalink.go b/lavalink.go
index b64bdac..abd329b 100644
--- a/lavalink.go
+++ b/lavalink.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package gavalink
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Log sets the log.Logger gavalink will write to
@@ -50,10 +52,15 @@ func NewLavalink(shards string, userID string) *Lavalink {
 func (lavalink *Lavalink) AddNodes(nodeConfigs ...NodeConfig) error {
 	nodes := make([]*Node, len(nodeConfigs))
 
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: 60 * time.Second,
+	}
+
 	for i, c := range nodeConfigs {
 		n := &Node{
 			config:  c,
 			manager: lavalink,
+			client:  client,
 		}
 
 		err := n.open()