diff --git a/backend/service/fetch/htmlDownloader.go b/backend/service/fetch/htmlDownloader.go
index 8bd4d42..c69817e 100644
--- a/backend/service/fetch/htmlDownloader.go
+++ b/backend/service/fetch/htmlDownloader.go
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // getPlanHTML Get the HTML document from the specified URL
 
 func GetHTML(url string) (string, error) {
 
+	// Create HTTP client with timeout of 5 seconds
+	client := http.Client{
+		Timeout: 30 * 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