diff --git a/parse.sh b/parse.sh
index cae6f6b..c15aba6 100755
--- a/parse.sh
+++ b/parse.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ awk -f scripts/getzones.awk temp/hostlist_original_with_include.txt | grep -v -F
 
 if [[ "$RESOLVE_NXDOMAIN" == "yes" ]];
 then
-    scripts/resolve-dns-nxdomain.py result/hostlist_zones.txt >> temp/exclude-hosts.txt
+    timeout 2h scripts/resolve-dns-nxdomain.py result/hostlist_zones.txt >> temp/exclude-hosts.txt
     awk -f scripts/getzones.awk temp/hostlist_original_with_include.txt | grep -v -F -x -f temp/exclude-hosts.txt | sort -u > result/hostlist_zones.txt
 fi