diff --git a/src/InfluxDBServiceProvider.php b/src/InfluxDBServiceProvider.php
index 8d483f9..04286f5 100644
--- a/src/InfluxDBServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/InfluxDBServiceProvider.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public function boot()
         $this->publishes([
             $this->configPath() => config_path('influxdb.php')
         ]);
-        
+
         $this->mergeConfigFrom($this->configPath(), 'influxdb');
 
         if (config('influxdb.use_monolog_handler') === 'true') {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function register()
                         config('influxdb.host'),
                         config('influxdb.port'),
                         '' //config('influxdb.database')
-                    )
+                    ), config('influxdb.timeout')
                 );
             } catch (ClientException $e) {
                 // die silently
diff --git a/src/config/InfluxDB.php b/src/config/InfluxDB.php
index bf3f795..903cbac 100644
--- a/src/config/InfluxDB.php
+++ b/src/config/InfluxDB.php
@@ -37,4 +37,9 @@
      * Use 0 for no limit
      */
     'log_message_lines_limit' => env('LARAVEL_INFLUX_PROVIDER_LOG_MESSAGE_LINES_LIMIT', 5),
+
+    /**
+     * Timeout
+     */
+    'timeout' => env('LARAVEL_INFLUX_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT', 0),
 ];