diff --git a/certbotinstall b/certbotinstall
index 6372a9a..f8cfd3e 100755
--- a/certbotinstall
+++ b/certbotinstall
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then echo "" && echo "Must be root or use sudo" && echo
 #
 # If snapd is not installed or not working then die
 #
-if ! snap version >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "ERROR: snapd is not installed or not working — aborting" ; exit 1 ; fi
+if ! timeout 2 snap version >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "ERROR: snapd is not installed or not working — aborting" ; exit 1 ; fi
 
 #
 # Function usage