diff --git a/topology-cacher.cron b/topology-cacher.cron
index 7942d0501..83ee6cf12 100644
--- a/topology-cacher.cron
+++ b/topology-cacher.cron
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SHELL=/bin/bash
-0,15,30,45 * * * * root sleep $(( $RANDOM \% 180 )) && /usr/bin/python3 -m topology_cacher
+0,15,30,45 * * * * root sleep $(( $RANDOM \% 180 )) && /usr/bin/timeout -s KILL 600 /usr/bin/python3 -m topology_cacher