diff --git a/libpldmresponder/bios_config.cpp b/libpldmresponder/bios_config.cpp
index 69a98f4..1e74081 100644
--- a/libpldmresponder/bios_config.cpp
+++ b/libpldmresponder/bios_config.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,9 @@
                                           "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
                                           "Get");
         method.append(biosInterface, "BaseBIOSTable");
-        auto reply = bus.call(method);
+        auto reply = bus.call(
+            method,
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT)).count());
         std::variant<BaseBIOSTable> varBiosTable{};
         reply.read(varBiosTable);
         biosTable = std::get<BaseBIOSTable>(varBiosTable);