diff --git a/backend/service/fetch/fetchSeminarEventService.go b/backend/service/fetch/fetchSeminarEventService.go
index bf18258..7311329 100644
--- a/backend/service/fetch/fetchSeminarEventService.go
+++ b/backend/service/fetch/fetchSeminarEventService.go
@@ -309,8 +309,12 @@ func toUtf8(iso88591Buf []byte) string {
 func getPlanHTML(semester string, matrikel string) (string, error) {
 	url := "https://stundenplan.htwk-leipzig.de/" + string(semester) + "/Berichte/Text-Listen;Studenten-Sets;name;" + matrikel + "?template=sws_semgrp&weeks=1-65"
 
+	client := http.Client{
+		Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
+	}
+
 	// Send GET request
-	response, err := http.Get(url)
+	response, err := client.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error occurred while making the request: %s\n", err.Error())
 		return "", err