diff --git a/openhands/runtime/impl/action_execution/action_execution_client.py b/openhands/runtime/impl/action_execution/action_execution_client.py
index dc070c843e35..ee69e35e6056 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/impl/action_execution/action_execution_client.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/impl/action_execution/action_execution_client.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def check_if_alive(self) -> None:
         with self._send_action_server_request(
             'GET',
             f'{self._get_action_execution_server_host()}/alive',
-            timeout=60,
+            timeout=5,
         ):
             pass