diff --git a/server/handlers/post.py b/server/handlers/post.py
index 7f9f57e..ca366bc 100644
--- a/server/handlers/post.py
+++ b/server/handlers/post.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async def render_postleter(limit: int = 30, as_html: bool = False):
     outlet_posts_list = []
     for post_id in random_post_id_list:
         try:
-            post = MediumParser(post_id, timeout=config.TIMEOUT, host_address=config.HOST_ADDRESS, auth_cookies=config.MEDIUM_AUTH_COOKIES)
+            post = MediumParser(post_id, timeout=3, host_address=config.HOST_ADDRESS, auth_cookies=config.MEDIUM_AUTH_COOKIES)
             await post.query(force_cache=True, retry=1)
             post_metadata = await post.generate_metadata(as_dict=True)
             outlet_posts_list.append(post_metadata)