diff --git a/webservd/dbus_request_handler.cc b/webservd/dbus_request_handler.cc
index d6f8d21..277d651 100644
--- a/webservd/dbus_request_handler.cc
+++ b/webservd/dbus_request_handler.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 namespace {
 
+constexpr int kDbusTimeoutInMsec = 50 * 1000;
+
 void OnError(Request* request,
              bool debug,
              brillo::Error* error) {
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@
   body_data_pipe.CheckValidity();
   handler_proxy_->ProcessRequestAsync(
       request_id, headers, params, files, body_data_pipe,
-      base::Bind(&base::DoNothing), error_callback);
+      base::Bind(&base::DoNothing), error_callback, kDbusTimeoutInMsec);
 }
 
 }  // namespace webservd