diff --git a/datamaxi/api.py b/datamaxi/api.py
index 7ffdf93..3fd9916 100644
--- a/datamaxi/api.py
+++ b/datamaxi/api.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         api_key=None,
         base_url=None,
-        timeout=None,
+        timeout=10,
         proxies=None,
         show_limit_usage=False,
         show_header=False,