diff --git a/connection/connection.go b/connection/connection.go
index 9f8a48f90..67acca2dd 100644
--- a/connection/connection.go
+++ b/connection/connection.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func SetMaxGRPCLogLength(characterCount int) {
 // For other connections, the default behavior from gRPC is used and
 // loss of connection is not detected reliably.
 func Connect(address string, metricsManager metrics.CSIMetricsManager, options ...Option) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
-	return connect(address, metricsManager, []grpc.DialOption{}, options)
+	return connect(address, metricsManager, []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithTimeout(time.Second * 30)}, options)
 }
 
 // Option is the type of all optional parameters for Connect.