diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/cert_mon/utils.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/cert_mon/utils.py
index 66cbe501a8..0a7030314a 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/cert_mon/utils.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/cert_mon/utils.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def get_dc_token(region_name):
 
 
 def _get_token(auth_url, auth_project, username, password, user_domain,
-               project_domain, region_name):
+               project_domain, region_name, timeout=60):
     """
     Ask OpenStack Keystone for a token
     Returns: token object or None on failure
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def _get_token(auth_url, auth_project, username, password, user_domain,
 
         request_info.add_data(payload)
 
-        request = urlopen(request_info)
+        request = urlopen(request_info, timeout=timeout)
         # Identity API v3 returns token id in X-Subject-Token
         # response header.
         token_id = request.info().getheader('X-Subject-Token')