diff --git a/app/services/qualys_service.py b/app/services/qualys_service.py
index b805eb7..562088b 100644
--- a/app/services/qualys_service.py
+++ b/app/services/qualys_service.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def get_activation_keys(db):
             f"{qualys_url}/qps/rest/1.0/search/ca/agentactkey",
             json={"ServiceRequest": {"preferences": {"limitResults": 20}}},
             auth=(qualys_user, qualys_pass),
-            verify=False, timeout=30, proxies=proxies,
+            verify=False, timeout=5, proxies=proxies,
             headers={"X-Requested-With": "Python", "Content-Type": "application/json"})
     except Exception:
         return []