diff --git a/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php b/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php
index 97f770b6998d6..e37024ec2c2cd 100644
--- a/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php
+++ b/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ public function check() {
 	 */
 	protected function getUrlContent($url) {
 		$client = $this->clientService->newClient();
-		$response = $client->get($url);
+		$response = $client->get($url, [
+			'timeout' => 5,
+		]);
 		return $response->getBody();
 	}