diff --git a/approvaltests/internals/logs/log_commons.py b/approvaltests/internals/logs/log_commons.py
index 8b21da39..b2073866 100644
--- a/approvaltests/internals/logs/log_commons.py
+++ b/approvaltests/internals/logs/log_commons.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def download_script_from_common_repo_if_needed(
                 return False
 
             response = requests.get(
-                f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.CommonScripts/refs/heads/main/{script_name_with_suffix}"
+                f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.CommonScripts/refs/heads/main/{script_name_with_suffix}", 
+                timeout=5
             )
             if response.ok:
                 script_path.write_text(response.text)