diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 00df9dc..c5e4a93 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/boltdb/bolt"
 )
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ func GetMagic() int64 {
 
 //export Bolt_Open
 func Bolt_Open(path string) (ObjectReference, *C.char, int) {
-	ptrDB, err := bolt.Open(path, os.FileMode(0644), bolt.DefaultOptions)
+	opts := *bolt.DefaultOptions
+	opts.Timeout = 10 * time.Second
+	ptrDB, err := bolt.Open(path, os.FileMode(0644), &opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := err.Error()
 		return 0, C.CString(errMsg), len(errMsg)