diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 160a1325c..02a6a3d82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@snapshot-labs/snapshot.js",
-  "version": "0.5.6",
+  "version": "0.5.7",
   "repository": "snapshot-labs/snapshot.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/snapshot.cjs.js",
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 2744ded4f..9d68d78be 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -135,8 +135,18 @@ export async function multicall(
   }
 }
 
+export function fetchWithTimeout(url, options): Promise<any> {
+  const timeout = options.timeout || 30000;
+  return Promise.race([
+    fetch(url, options),
+    new Promise((_, reject) =>
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Request timeout')), timeout)
+    )
+  ]);
+}
+
 export async function subgraphRequest(url: string, query, options: any = {}) {
-  const res = await fetch(url, {
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
@@ -470,6 +480,7 @@ export function getNumberWithOrdinal(n) {
 export default {
   call,
   multicall,
+  fetchWithTimeout,
   subgraphRequest,
   ipfsGet,
   getUrl,