diff --git a/scripts/Identify_Old_Issue_And_PR.py b/scripts/Identify_Old_Issue_And_PR.py
index f2c418f6e9..cf6b36948f 100644
--- a/scripts/Identify_Old_Issue_And_PR.py
+++ b/scripts/Identify_Old_Issue_And_PR.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def is_old_pull_request(issue):
 
 # Grab the list of open Issues/PR
 buffer = "Grab the list of open Issues/PR via the GitHub API...\n"
-response = requests.get(ISSUE_API)
+response = requests.get(ISSUE_API, timeout=30)
 if response.status_code != 200:
     print("Cannot load the list of Issues/PR content: HTTP %s received!" % response.status_code)
     sys.exit(1)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def is_old_pull_request(issue):
         color = "warning"
     message = "{\"text\": \"Old PR and Issue identification watchdog\",\"attachments\": [ {\"fallback\": \"%s\",\"color\":\"%s\",\"title\": \"Status\",\"text\": \"%s\"}]}" % (color, buffer, buffer)
     request_headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
-    response = requests.post(sys.argv[1], headers=request_headers, data=message)
+    response = requests.post(sys.argv[1], headers=request_headers, data=message, timeout=30)
     if response.status_code != 200:
         print("Cannot send notification to slack: HTTP %s received!" % response.status_code)
         sys.exit(2)
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