diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py
index 1d13d368..a82cfc97 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/turnserver.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import socket
 
 def turn_credentials() -> str:
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as client_socket:
+        client_socket.settimeout(5)
         client_socket.connect("/run/chatmail-turn/turn.socket")
         with client_socket.makefile("rb") as file:
             return file.readline().decode("utf-8").strip()