diff --git a/src/controllers/RelayController.ts b/src/controllers/RelayController.ts
index 4ab711c..9bb969c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/RelayController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/RelayController.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class RelayController {
       return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
         if (!relay.connected) {
           console.log(`${relay.url} : Not connected!`, 'Skipping subscription')
-          return
+          return resolve()
         }
 
         // Subscribe to the relay with the specified filter
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ export class RelayController {
             resolve() // Resolve the promise when EOSE is received
           }
         })
+
+        // add a 30 sec of timeout to subscription
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          if (!sub.closed) {
+            sub.close()
+            resolve()
+          }
+        }, 30 * 1000)
       })
     })