diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/autumn/client.ts b/apps/api/src/services/autumn/client.ts
index 3c0ac9db6..08416d085 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/autumn/client.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/autumn/client.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ if (!config.AUTUMN_SECRET_KEY && !missingKeyWarned) {
 }
 
 export const autumnClient = config.AUTUMN_SECRET_KEY
-  ? new Autumn({ secretKey: config.AUTUMN_SECRET_KEY })
+  ? new Autumn({ secretKey: config.AUTUMN_SECRET_KEY, timeoutMs: 5000 })
   : null;