diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/interpreter/remote/RemoteInterpreterProcess.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/interpreter/remote/RemoteInterpreterProcess.java
index 441dc76c931..de6b1574c22 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/interpreter/remote/RemoteInterpreterProcess.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/interpreter/remote/RemoteInterpreterProcess.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public synchronized Client getClient() throws Exception {
       clientFactory = new ClientFactory(getHost(), getPort());
       clientPool = new GenericObjectPool<>(clientFactory);
     }
-    return clientPool.borrowObject();
+    return clientPool.borrowObject(5_000);
   }
 
   public void shutdown() {