diff --git a/swh/web/admin/deposit.py b/swh/web/admin/deposit.py
--- a/swh/web/admin/deposit.py
+++ b/swh/web/admin/deposit.py
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@
 
     try:
         nb_deposits = requests.get('%s?page_size=1' % deposits_list_url,
-                                   auth=deposits_list_auth).json()['count']
+                                   auth=deposits_list_auth,
+                                   timeout=30).json()['count']
 
         deposits_data = cache.get('swh-deposit-list')
         if not deposits_data or deposits_data['count'] != nb_deposits:
             deposits_data = requests.get('%s?page_size=%s' %
                                          (deposits_list_url, nb_deposits),
-                                         auth=deposits_list_auth).json()
+                                         auth=deposits_list_auth,
+                                         timeout=30).json()
             cache.set('swh-deposit-list', deposits_data)
 
         deposits = deposits_data['results']
diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@
     try:
         response = requests.post(es_workers_index_url,
                                  json={'query': query,
-                                       'sort': ['@timestamp']})
+                                       'sort': ['@timestamp']},
+                                 timeout=30)
         results = json.loads(response.text)
         if results['hits']['total'] >= 1:
             task_run_info = results['hits']['hits'][-1]['_source']
diff --git a/swh/web/misc/urls.py b/swh/web/misc/urls.py
--- a/swh/web/misc/urls.py
+++ b/swh/web/misc/urls.py
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@
     url = get_config()['history_counters_url']
     stat_counters_history = 'null'
     if url:
-        response = requests.get(url)
-        stat_counters_history = response.text
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
+            stat_counters_history = response.text
+        except Exception:
+            pass
     json_data = '{"stat_counters": %s, "stat_counters_history": %s}' % (
         json.dumps(stat), stat_counters_history)
     return HttpResponse(json_data, content_type='application/json')