diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index 18aaa3662..aaed7d86b 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -332,14 +332,17 @@ class Router:
             else:
                 model_client = potential_model_client
             self.total_calls[model_name] += 1
-            response = await litellm.acompletion(
-                **{
-                    **data,
-                    "messages": messages,
-                    "caching": self.cache_responses,
-                    "client": model_client,
-                    **kwargs,
-                }
+            response = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                litellm.acompletion(
+                    **{
+                        **data,
+                        "messages": messages,
+                        "caching": self.cache_responses,
+                        "client": model_client,
+                        **kwargs,
+                    }
+                ),
+                timeout=self.timeout,
             )
             self.success_calls[model_name] += 1
             return response