diff --git a/matrix_gpt/bot/chat_functions.py b/matrix_gpt/bot/chat_functions.py
index 49fed9e..e2f1de6 100644
--- a/matrix_gpt/bot/chat_functions.py
+++ b/matrix_gpt/bot/chat_functions.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ async def process_chat(
             if index != -9999:
                 messages.insert(index, {"role": "system", "content": injected_system_prompt})
 
-        response = openai_obj.ChatCompletion.create(model=openai_model, messages=messages, temperature=0)
+        response = openai_obj.ChatCompletion.create(model=openai_model, messages=messages, temperature=0, timeout=10)
         text_response = response["choices"][0]["message"]["content"].strip().strip('\n')
 
         # Logging stuff