diff --git a/src/drstats/sync.py b/src/drstats/sync.py
index 7145bde..75709ac 100644
--- a/src/drstats/sync.py
+++ b/src/drstats/sync.py
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@ def timestamp_to_string(timestamp):
 
 
 async def get_recent_rants(start_from=1, page_size=10):
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
     page = 0
     while True:
-        rants = dr.get_rants("recent", page_size, start_from)["rants"]
+
+        def get_rants():
+            return dr.get_rants("recent", page_size, start_from)["rants"]
+        
+        rants = asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.run_in_executor(get_rants), 5)
+
         page += 1
         for rant in rants:
             if rant is None: