diff --git a/src/contexts/NDKContext.tsx b/src/contexts/NDKContext.tsx
index 23f672c..ed80c1f 100644
--- a/src/contexts/NDKContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/NDKContext.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import {
   log,
   LogType,
   npubToHex,
-  orderEventsChronologically
+  orderEventsChronologically,
+  timeout
 } from 'utils'
 
 type FetchModsOptions = {
@@ -241,8 +242,11 @@ export const NDKContextProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
     hexKey: string,
     userRelaysType: UserRelaysType
   ): Promise<NDKEvent[]> => {
-    // Find the user's relays.
-    const relayUrls = await getRelayListForUser(hexKey, ndk)
+    // Find the user's relays (10s timeout).
+    const relayUrls = await Promise.race([
+      getRelayListForUser(hexKey, ndk),
+      timeout(10000)
+    ])
       .then((ndkRelayList) => {
         if (ndkRelayList) return ndkRelayList[userRelaysType]
         return [] // Return an empty array if ndkRelayList is undefined
diff --git a/src/hooks/useReactions.ts b/src/hooks/useReactions.ts
index 574c3eb..0f029bb 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useReactions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useReactions.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Event, kinds, UnsignedEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
 import { UserRelaysType } from 'types'
-import { abbreviateNumber, log, LogType, now } from 'utils'
+import { abbreviateNumber, log, LogType, now, timeout } from 'utils'
 
 type UseReactionsParams = {
   pubkey: string
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ export const useReactions = (params: UseReactionsParams) => {
       filter['#e'] = [params.eTag]
     }
 
-    fetchEventsFromUserRelays(filter, params.pubkey, UserRelaysType.Read)
+    // 1 minute timeout
+    Promise.race([
+      fetchEventsFromUserRelays(filter, params.pubkey, UserRelaysType.Read),
+      timeout(60000)
+    ])
       .then((events) => {
         setReactionEvents(events)
       })