diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index e2cc6e6..cb9e964 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 
 def connect_ldap(**kwargs):
-    server = Server(CONF['ldap']['host'], int(CONF['ldap']['port']))
+    server = Server(CONF['ldap']['host'], int(CONF['ldap']['port']), connect_timeout=5)
 
     return Connection(server, raise_exceptions=True, **kwargs)