diff --git a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 0567705a9b99..ac5e0fce3c4d 100644
--- a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func (r *reporter) makeClient() (err error) {
 		URL:      r.url,
 		Username: r.username,
 		Password: r.password,
+		Timeout:  10 * time.Second,
 	})
 
 	return