diff --git a/ariston/ariston_api.py b/ariston/ariston_api.py
index 465e078..046a158 100644
--- a/ariston/ariston_api.py
+++ b/ariston/ariston_api.py
@@ -944,7 +944,11 @@ async def __async_request(
             params,
         )
 
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        # Apply an explicit total timeout so a stalled request fails fast
+        # instead of relying on aiohttp's 5 minute default. This mirrors the
+        # 30 second timeout used by the synchronous `requests` path.
+        timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30)
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout) as session:
             response = await session.request(
                 method, path, params=params, json=body, headers=headers
             )