diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/grafana_conn_validator.rb b/lib/puppet/type/grafana_conn_validator.rb
index 48a35c6..7c659ed 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/grafana_conn_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/grafana_conn_validator.rb
@@ -1,37 +1,42 @@
 Puppet::Type.newtype(:grafana_conn_validator) do
   desc <<-DESC
   Verify connectivity to the Grafana API
   DESC
 
   ensurable
 
   newparam(:name, namevar: true) do
     desc 'Arbitrary name of this resource'
   end
 
   newparam(:grafana_url) do
     desc 'The URL of the Grafana server'
     defaultto 'http://localhost:3000'
 
     validate do |value|
       unless value =~ %r{^https?://}
         raise ArgumentError, format('%s is not a valid URL', value)
       end
     end
   end
 
   newparam(:grafana_api_path) do
     desc 'The absolute path to the API endpoint'
     defaultto '/api/health'
 
     validate do |value|
       unless value =~ %r{^/.*/?api/.*$}
         raise ArgumentError, format('%s is not a valid API path', value)
       end
     end
   end
 
+  newparam(:timeout) do
+    desc 'How long to wait for the API to be available'
+    defaultto(20)
+  end
+
   autorequire(:service) do
     'grafana-server'
   end
 end