diff --git a/src/app/directives/sidebar.js b/src/app/directives/sidebar.js
index 1490353e9..de940a529 100644
--- a/src/app/directives/sidebar.js
+++ b/src/app/directives/sidebar.js
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
               authStrategy.authenticate().then(function(token) {
                 token.sign(request);
                 $scope.requestOptions = request.toOptions();
-                jQuery.ajax(request.toOptions()).then(
+                jQuery.ajax(Object.assign(request.toOptions(),{timeout:10000})).then(
                   function(data, textStatus, jqXhr) { handleResponse(jqXhr); },
                   function(jqXhr) { handleResponse(jqXhr); }
                 );