diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 7bbdda85e..5339b1623 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ engines:
   - name: lingva
     engine: lingva
     shortcut: lv
+    timeout: 5.0
     # set lingva instance in url, by default it will use the official instance
     # url: https://lingva.ml