diff --git a/states/zabbix/defaults.yaml b/states/zabbix/defaults.yaml
index d926acd..7479fa4 100644
--- a/states/zabbix/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/zabbix/defaults.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ zabbix:
       PidFile: /var/run/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.pid
       Server: 127.0.0.1
       ServerActive: zabbix.paulbsd.com
+      Timeout: 10
     scripts:
       apt:
         name: apt.py