diff --git a/ovrstat.go b/ovrstat.go
index 998bb02..13477ed 100644
--- a/ovrstat.go
+++ b/ovrstat.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type OvrStatApi struct {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func New(apiUrl string) *OvrStatApi {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return &OvrStatApi{Client: &http.Client{}, URL: u}
+	return &OvrStatApi{Client: &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}, URL: u}
 }
 
 func (s *OvrStatApi) FetchProfile(platform, region, battletag string) (*OwApiResponse, error) {