diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
index 40c7a0af6..8e4e46bc7 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ export const identityKubernetesAuthServiceFactory = ({
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             Authorization: `Bearer ${tokenReviewerJwt}`
           },
-
+          signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10000),
+          timeout: 10000,
           // if ca cert, rejectUnauthorized: true
           httpsAgent: new https.Agent({
             ca: caCert,