diff --git a/net/remote/remote-sanity.sh b/net/remote/remote-sanity.sh
index 03688585f7..2104c81f79 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-sanity.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-sanity.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ echo "+++ $entrypointIp: node count ($numNodes expected)"
     maybeRejectExtraNodes="--reject-extra-nodes"
   fi
 
-  $solana_bench_tps \
+  timeout 2m $solana_bench_tps \
     --network "$entrypointIp:8001" \
     --drone "$entrypointIp:9900" \
     --identity "$client_id" \