diff --git a/app/downloader.py b/app/downloader.py
index 23bf3f6..d545e3e 100644
--- a/app/downloader.py
+++ b/app/downloader.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def send_ntfy_notification(message, title=None):
 
     # Function to get the latest releases and sort by date
     def get_latest_releases(url, scan_count=10):
-        response = requests.get(url)
+        response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
         response.raise_for_status()
         releases = response.json()
         # Sort releases by published date, descending order
diff --git a/app/menu_firmware.py b/app/menu_firmware.py
index 33db71a..4171658 100644
--- a/app/menu_firmware.py
+++ b/app/menu_firmware.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 def fetch_firmware_assets():
     firmware_releases_url = "https://api.github.com/repos/meshtastic/firmware/releases"
-    response = requests.get(firmware_releases_url)
+    response = requests.get(firmware_releases_url, timeout=10)
     response.raise_for_status()
     releases = response.json()
     # Get the latest release