diff --git a/sdbs_infra/dashboard/models.py b/sdbs_infra/dashboard/models.py
index 6754489..d10bdd2 100644
--- a/sdbs_infra/dashboard/models.py
+++ b/sdbs_infra/dashboard/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import urllib.request
 from enum import Enum
+from socket import timeout
 from urllib.error import URLError
 from urllib.request import Request
 
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ class Service(OrderedModel):
     def index_request(self):
         try:
             request = Request(self.url, headers={'User-Agent': 'its just me humble status page'})
-            return urllib.request.urlopen(request)
-        except URLError:
+            return urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=1)
+        except (URLError, timeout):
             return None
 
     def get_status(self):