diff --git a/check-health.sh b/check-health.sh
index 4e266c26..e9bab256 100755
--- a/check-health.sh
+++ b/check-health.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ timeout=5 # seconds
 
 response_file=$(mktemp)
 
-http_status_code=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest", false],"id":1}' $RPC_URL)
+http_status_code=$(curl --ipv4 -m $timeout -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest", false],"id":1}' $RPC_URL)
 
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     if [[ $http_status_code -eq 200 ]]; then