diff --git a/server/src/configs/default.json b/server/src/configs/default.json
index e530f5768..94a4f26ea 100644
--- a/server/src/configs/default.json
+++ b/server/src/configs/default.json
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
     "gymValidDataLimit": 30,
     "hideOldGyms": false,
     "stopValidDataLimit": 30,
-    "hideOldPokestops": false
+    "hideOldPokestops": false,
+    "fetchTimeoutMs": 3000
   },
   "multiDomains": [],
   "map": {
diff --git a/server/src/services/api/fetchJson.js b/server/src/services/api/fetchJson.js
index 1e3ddd3a9..7e323c2d2 100644
--- a/server/src/services/api/fetchJson.js
+++ b/server/src/services/api/fetchJson.js
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 const fetch = require('node-fetch')
+const { AbortError } = require('node-fetch')
 
 module.exports = async function fetchJson(url, options = undefined, log = false) {
+  const controller = new AbortController()
+
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    controller.abort()
+  }, 5000)
+
   try {
     if (log) console.log(url, options)
     const response = await fetch(url, options)
@@ -10,11 +17,15 @@ module.exports = async function fetchJson(url, options = undefined, log = false)
     }
     return response.json()
   } catch (e) {
-    if (log) {
+    if (e instanceof AbortError) {
+      console.log('Request to', url, 'timed out and was aborted')
+    } else if (log) {
       console.warn(e)
     } else {
       console.warn(e.message, '\n', e.code, `\nUnable to fetch ${url}`)
     }
     return null
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout)
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/api/scannerApi.js b/server/src/services/api/scannerApi.js
index a11237911..4b2e67062 100644
--- a/server/src/services/api/scannerApi.js
+++ b/server/src/services/api/scannerApi.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 const fetch = require('node-fetch')
+const { AbortError } = require('node-fetch')
+
 const config = require('../config')
 
 const scannerQueue = {
@@ -8,6 +10,12 @@ const scannerQueue = {
 }
 
 module.exports = async function scannerApi(category, method, data = null) {
+  const controller = new AbortController()
+
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    controller.abort()
+  }, config.api.fetchTimeoutMs)
+
   try {
     const headers = {}
     switch (config.scanner.backendConfig.platform) {
@@ -88,7 +96,13 @@ module.exports = async function scannerApi(category, method, data = null) {
         return { status: 'error', message: 'scanner_error' }
     }
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log('[scannerApi] There was a problem processing that scanner request')
+    if (e instanceof AbortError) {
+      console.log('Request to the scanner timed out and was aborted')
+    } else {
+      console.log('[scannerApi] There was a problem processing that scanner request')
+    }
     return { status: 'error', message: 'scanner_error' }
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout)
   }
 }