diff --git a/scripts/tests/lib.sh b/scripts/tests/lib.sh
index e1399e80f..3dbd10bff 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/lib.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function remove_iptables_drop_rules() {
 }
 
 function client_curl_resource() {
-    client curl --fail "$1" >/dev/null
+    client curl --connect-timeout 30 --fail "$1" >/dev/null
 }
 
 function client_ping_resource() {