diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 607d0f2d7..d447af751 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
                 "normalize.css": "^8.0.1",
                 "p-memoize": "^7.1.1",
                 "p-throttle": "^7.0.0",
+                "p-timeout": "^6.1.4",
                 "react": "^18.3.1",
                 "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
                 "react-intl": "^6.6.8",
@@ -21162,13 +21163,15 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/p-timeout": {
-            "version": "4.1.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-timeout/-/p-timeout-4.1.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-+/wmHtzJuWii1sXn3HCuH/FTwGhrp4tmJTxSKJbfS+vkipci6osxXM5mY0jUiRzWKMTgUT8l7HFbeSwZAynqHw==",
-            "dev": true,
+            "version": "6.1.4",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-timeout/-/p-timeout-6.1.4.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-MyIV3ZA/PmyBN/ud8vV9XzwTrNtR4jFrObymZYnZqMmW0zA8Z17vnT0rBgFE/TlohB+YCHqXMgZzb3Csp49vqg==",
             "license": "MIT",
             "engines": {
-                "node": ">=10"
+                "node": ">=14.16"
+            },
+            "funding": {
+                "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
             }
         },
         "node_modules/p-try": {
@@ -21373,6 +21376,16 @@
                 "node": ">=10"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/pa11y/node_modules/p-timeout": {
+            "version": "4.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-timeout/-/p-timeout-4.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-+/wmHtzJuWii1sXn3HCuH/FTwGhrp4tmJTxSKJbfS+vkipci6osxXM5mY0jUiRzWKMTgUT8l7HFbeSwZAynqHw==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=10"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/pa11y/node_modules/semver": {
             "version": "7.3.8",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.8.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 740e0ed9b..b4683580a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
         "normalize.css": "^8.0.1",
         "p-memoize": "^7.1.1",
         "p-throttle": "^7.0.0",
+        "p-timeout": "^6.1.4",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
         "react-intl": "^6.6.8",
diff --git a/src/services/fcbh/getResponse.ts b/src/services/fcbh/getResponse.ts
index 09061a085..5b265fdd4 100644
--- a/src/services/fcbh/getResponse.ts
+++ b/src/services/fcbh/getResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pMemoize from 'p-memoize';
 import pThrottle from 'p-throttle';
+import pTimeout from 'p-timeout';
 
 const API_URL = 'https://4.dbt.io/api';
 const API_KEY = process.env.BIBLE_BRAIN_KEY;
@@ -9,9 +10,12 @@ const throttle = pThrottle({ limit: 50, interval: 1000 });
 async function getResponse<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
 	route: string,
 ): Promise<T | null> {
-	const result = await fetch(`${API_URL}${route}&v=4&key=${API_KEY}`, {
-		method: 'GET',
-	});
+	const result = await pTimeout(
+		fetch(`${API_URL}${route}&v=4&key=${API_KEY}`, {
+			method: 'GET',
+		}),
+		{ milliseconds: 5000 },
+	);
 
 	const text = await result.text();