diff --git a/scripts/common/rest_api_helpers.py b/scripts/common/rest_api_helpers.py
index 4068a5e1e..31f973e81 100644
--- a/scripts/common/rest_api_helpers.py
+++ b/scripts/common/rest_api_helpers.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def query_api(url: str, params: Mapping[str, str], debug_requests=False) -> dict
         if len(params) > 0:
             print(f'QUERY: {params}')
 
-    response = requests.get(url, params=params)
+    response = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=60)
     response.raise_for_status()
 
     if debug_requests:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def download_file(url: str, target_path: Path, overwrite=False):
     if not overwrite and target_path.exists():
         raise FileAlreadyExists(f"Refusing to overwrite existing file: '{target_path}'.")
 
-    with requests.get(url, stream=True) as request:
+    with requests.get(url, stream=True, timeout=60) as request:
         with open(target_path, 'wb') as target_file:
             shutil.copyfileobj(request.raw, target_file)
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/test_externalTests_benchmark_downloader.py b/test/scripts/test_externalTests_benchmark_downloader.py
index e29d14011..aead61847 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test_externalTests_benchmark_downloader.py
+++ b/test/scripts/test_externalTests_benchmark_downloader.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def _git_run_command_mock(command):
         "If you have updated the code, please remember to add matching command fixtures above."
     )
 
-def _requests_get_mock(url, params):
+def _requests_get_mock(url, params, timeout):
     response_mock = Mock()
 
     if url == 'https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/solidity/pulls/12818':
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def _requests_get_mock(url, params):
         "The test tried to perform an unexpected GET request.\n"
         f"URL: {url}\n" +
         (f"query: {params}\n" if len(params) > 0 else "") +
+        f"timeout: {timeout}\n" +
         "If you have updated the code, please remember to add matching response fixtures above."
     )