diff --git a/apps/monitor/src/runner.rs b/apps/monitor/src/runner.rs
index cf4578d..a5dcf8a 100644
--- a/apps/monitor/src/runner.rs
+++ b/apps/monitor/src/runner.rs
@@ -342,11 +342,15 @@ async fn post_result(
     token: &str,
     result: PingResult,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    client
-        .post(format!("{coordinator_url}/internal/ingest"))
-        .header("x-monitor-token", token)
-        .json(&result)
-        .send()
-        .await?;
+    tokio::time::timeout(
+        std::time::Duration::from_secs(10),
+        client
+            .post(format!("{coordinator_url}/internal/ingest"))
+            .header("x-monitor-token", token)
+            .json(&result)
+            .send()
+    ).await
+        .map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("post_result timed out"))?
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{e}"))?;
     Ok(())
 }