diff --git a/scripts/setup b/scripts/setup
index d062b82..57fabb4 100755
--- a/scripts/setup
+++ b/scripts/setup
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 
 
 EXTERNAL_IPv4=$(curl -4 -s https://icanhazip.com)
-EXTERNAL_IPv6=$(curl -6 -s https://icanhazip.com || true)
+EXTERNAL_IPv6=$(curl -6 -s -m 10 https://icanhazip.com || true)
 
 greenlight=""
 while [[ ! $greenlight =~ ^(y|n)$ ]]; do
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ echo "make sure to recreate the docker-compose.yml after each change"
 echo "  $ ./scripts/generate-compose"
 echo ""
 echo "to start bigbluebutton run"
-echo "  $ docker-compose up -d"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "  $ docker-compose up -d"