diff --git a/backend/functions/src/dto/scrapping-options.ts b/backend/functions/src/dto/scrapping-options.ts
index e56dd61..4618d02 100644
--- a/backend/functions/src/dto/scrapping-options.ts
+++ b/backend/functions/src/dto/scrapping-options.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class CrawlerOptions extends AutoCastable {
         }
 
         let timeoutSeconds = parseInt(ctx?.req.get('x-timeout') || '');
-        if (!isNaN(timeoutSeconds)) {
+        if (!isNaN(timeoutSeconds) && timeoutSeconds > 0 && timeoutSeconds <= 180) {
             instance.timeout = timeoutSeconds;
         }