diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/dinauer/service/NodeService.java b/src/main/java/dev/dinauer/service/NodeService.java
index 4a2876e..6c99f88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/dinauer/service/NodeService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/dinauer/service/NodeService.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 @ApplicationScoped
 public class NodeService implements ResourceService<NodeStats>
@@ -82,11 +83,16 @@ public class NodeService implements ResourceService<NodeStats>
                 text.add(line);
             }
         }
-        int exitCode = p.waitFor();
-        if(exitCode == 0)
+        boolean hasEndedInTime = p.waitFor(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        p.destroy();
+        if (hasEndedInTime)
         {
-            LOG.info("Found {} nodes", text.size());
-            return text;
+            int exitCode = p.waitFor();
+            if(exitCode == 0)
+            {
+                LOG.info("Found {} nodes", text.size());
+                return text;
+            }
         }
         throw new RuntimeException("Failed to retrieve top nodes.");
     }