diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37aeada..fa38d3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ Url prefix of the jenkins instance, e.g. when running in tomcat.
 
 The base url of the jenkins instance.
 
+    jenkins_facts_script_timeout: 30
+
+The timeout for gathering facts via jenkins_script.
+
+    jenkins_facts_uri_timeout: 30
+
+The timeout for uri commands.
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 This role has no hard dependencies but interacts heavily with the
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 730a963..ab5e734 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ jenkins_facts_jenkins_url_prefix: ""
 
 # The base url of the jenkins instance
 jenkins_facts_jenkins_base_url: "http://{{ jenkins_facts_jenkins_hostname }}:{{ jenkins_facts_jenkins_port }}{{ jenkins_facts_jenkins_url_prefix }}"
+
+# The timeout for gathering facts via jenkins_script
+jenkins_facts_script_timeout: 30
+
+# The timeout for uri commands
+jenkins_facts_uri_timeout: 30
diff --git a/tasks/gather_jenkins_facts.yml b/tasks/gather_jenkins_facts.yml
index b12accc..e49f580 100644
--- a/tasks/gather_jenkins_facts.yml
+++ b/tasks/gather_jenkins_facts.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     user: "{{ jenkins_facts_admin_username }}"
     password: "{{ jenkins_facts_admin_password }}"
     url: "{{ jenkins_facts_jenkins_base_url }}"
+    timeout: "{{ jenkins_facts_script_timeout }}"
   register: _jenkins_facts_gather_script_result
 
 - name: "gather_jenkins_facts : convert gathered facts to json."
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@
       force_basic_auth: true
       user: "{{ jenkins_facts_admin_username }}"
       password: "{{ jenkins_facts_admin_password }}"
+      timeout: "{{ jenkins_facts_uri_timeout }}"
       return_content: yes
+
     register: _jenkins_facts_csrf_crumb_result
 
   - name: "gather_jenkins_facts : set jenkins csrf crumb."
@@ -54,4 +57,4 @@
       - "{{ jenkins_facts_plugins_failed }}"
       - jenkins_facts_csrf_crumb
       - "{{ jenkins_facts_csrf_crumb }}"
-    verbosity: 1
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+    verbosity: 1