diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py
index 69987883..b958d35a 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py
@@ -432,8 +432,7 @@ class API(object):
 
         try:
             LOG.info("Trying to login to %s/%s as %s" % (server_url, path, username))
-            response = self.send_request(server_url, path, method="post", headers=headers, data=json.dumps(auth_data))
-
+            response = self.send_request(server_url, path, method="post", timeout=10, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(auth_data))
             if response.status_code == 200:
                 return response.json()
             else: