diff --git a/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py b/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
index e64476291..bf9844332 100644
--- a/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
+++ b/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class GitLabBuildTrigger(BuildTriggerHandler):
   def _get_authorized_client(self):
     host = app.config.get('GITLAB_TRIGGER_CONFIG', {}).get('GITLAB_ENDPOINT', '')
     auth_token = self.auth_token or 'invalid'
-    return gitlab.Gitlab(host, oauth_token=auth_token)
+    return gitlab.Gitlab(host, oauth_token=auth_token, timeout=5)
 
   def is_active(self):
     return 'hook_id' in self.config
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 849cd9b78..c1eec4fbe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ git+https://github.com/DevTable/anunidecode.git
 git+https://github.com/DevTable/pygithub.git
 git+https://github.com/DevTable/container-cloud-config.git
 git+https://github.com/coreos/py-bitbucket.git
-git+https://github.com/coreos/pyapi-gitlab.git
+git+https://github.com/coreos/pyapi-gitlab.git@timeout
 git+https://github.com/coreos/mockldap.git
 git+https://github.com/DevTable/python-etcd.git@sslfix
 git+https://github.com/NateFerrero/oauth2lib.git