diff --git a/interface/src/api/network.ts b/interface/src/api/network.ts
index 77610f9ed..8a8aca67c 100644
--- a/interface/src/api/network.ts
+++ b/interface/src/api/network.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ export const readNetworkStatus = () => alovaInstance.Get<NetworkStatus>('/rest/n
 export const scanNetworks = () => alovaInstance.Get('/rest/scanNetworks');
 export const listNetworks = () =>
   alovaInstance.Get<WiFiNetworkList>('/rest/listNetworks', {
-    name: 'listNetworks'
+    name: 'listNetworks',
+    timeout: 20000, // timeout 20 seconds
   });
 export const readNetworkSettings = () =>
   alovaInstance.Get<NetworkSettings>('/rest/networkSettings', { name: 'networkSettings' });