diff --git a/backend/price_fetcher.py b/backend/price_fetcher.py
index 52f0a05..00ae462 100644
--- a/backend/price_fetcher.py
+++ b/backend/price_fetcher.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import httpx
 
 BITFINEX_TICKER_URL = "https://api-pub.bitfinex.com/v2/ticker/tBTCEUR"
 LAST_PRICE_INDEX = 6
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30.0
 
 # Constants for price history records
 SOURCE_BITFINEX = "bitfinex"
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@ async def fetch_btc_eur_price() -> tuple[float, datetime]:
 
     Raises:
         httpx.HTTPStatusError: If the API returns a non-2xx status code.
-        httpx.RequestError: If a network error occurs.
+        httpx.RequestError: If a network error occurs (including timeout).
         ValueError: If the response format is unexpected.
     """
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as client:
         response = await client.get(BITFINEX_TICKER_URL)
         response.raise_for_status()