diff --git a/checks.d/go_expvar.py b/checks.d/go_expvar.py
index 96cea43f8d..aa170b9f63 100644
--- a/checks.d/go_expvar.py
+++ b/checks.d/go_expvar.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, init_config, agentConfig, instances=None):
         self._last_gc_count = defaultdict(int)
 
     def _get_data(self, url):
-        r = requests.get(url)
+        r = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
         r.raise_for_status()
         return r.json()