diff --git a/ci/metrics_write_datapoint.sh b/ci/metrics_write_datapoint.sh
index d7fc3c58e9..00bdb4beb1 100755
--- a/ci/metrics_write_datapoint.sh
+++ b/ci/metrics_write_datapoint.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ if [[ -z $INFLUX_DATABASE || -z $INFLUX_USERNAME || -z $INFLUX_PASSWORD ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "https://metrics.solana.com:8086/write?db=${INFLUX_DATABASE}&u=${INFLUX_USERNAME}&p=${INFLUX_PASSWORD}" \
-  | xargs curl -XPOST --data-binary "$point"
+  | xargs curl --max-time 5 -XPOST --data-binary "$point"
diff --git a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
index b2707cb63f..1346434f83 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-deploy.sh
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ client_start() {
           set -x;
           /snap/bin/solana.bench-tps $SOLANA_NET_URL $fullnode_count --loop -s 600 --sustained -t \$threadCount 2>&1 | tee /tmp/solana.log; \
           echo 'https://metrics.solana.com:8086/write?db=${INFLUX_DATABASE}&u=${INFLUX_USERNAME}&p=${INFLUX_PASSWORD}' \
-            | xargs curl -XPOST --data-binary 'testnet-deploy,name=$netName clientexit=1'; \
+            | xargs curl --max-time 5 -XPOST --data-binary 'testnet-deploy,name=$netName clientexit=1'; \
           echo Error: bench-tps should never exit | tee -a /tmp/solana.log; \
           bash \
         \"; \