diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/FingerprintingService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/FingerprintingService.cs
index 9e039f680..42b532a46 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/FingerprintingService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/FingerprintingService.cs
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Parser
             httpRequest.Headers.Add("Content-Encoding", "gzip");
             httpRequest.Headers.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
             httpRequest.SuppressHttpError = true;
+            httpRequest.RequestTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
 
             HttpResponse<LookupResponse> httpResponse;