diff --git a/common.cpp b/common.cpp
index cbea0f8..d2c33cf 100644
--- a/common.cpp
+++ b/common.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ bool is_domain_blocked(const char *hostname) {
 		curlpp::Easy req;
 		req.setOpt<curlpp::options::Url>(std::string("http://")+hostname);
         req.setOpt<curlpp::options::NoBody>(true);
+        req.setOpt<curlpp::options::Timeout>(6);
 		req.perform();
 
         // Get status code