diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d3a9d236..0bcbc582c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fix
+
+- When testing connection, set timeout to 10s when checking if port is opened.
+
 ## [7.0.2] 2024-09-13
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/toucan_connectors/toucan_connector.py b/toucan_connectors/toucan_connector.py
index e48d2b507..71b5bcea6 100644
--- a/toucan_connectors/toucan_connector.py
+++ b/toucan_connectors/toucan_connector.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     import pandas as pd
 
+TIMEOUT_CHECK_PORT = 10  # consider port closed if > 10 seconds
+
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -383,6 +385,7 @@ def check_hostname(hostname):
     @staticmethod
     def check_port(host, port):
         with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+            s.settimeout(TIMEOUT_CHECK_PORT)
             s.connect((host, port))
 
     def get_status(self) -> ConnectorStatus: