diff --git a/tion_btle/tion.py b/tion_btle/tion.py
index bd5eea6..90dac30 100644
--- a/tion_btle/tion.py
+++ b/tion_btle/tion.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def connection_status(self):
     async def _try_connect(self) -> bool:
         """Tries to connect with retries"""
 
-        return await self._btle.connect()
+        return await self._btle.connect(timeout=5.0)
 
     @final
     async def _connect(self, need_notifications: bool = True):