diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/core/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/core/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt
index f6e08ff..aebd0e7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/core/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/core/processors/RemoteUbuntuProcessor.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class RemoteProcessor(host: InetAddress, user: String, password: Secret? = null)
 
             // Attention: host key is not verified
             ssh.addHostKeyVerifier(PromiscuousVerifier())
+
+            ssh.connectTimeout = 30000   // ms
             ssh.connect(host)
 
             if (password != null) {