diff --git a/ansible/plugins/connection/switch.py b/ansible/plugins/connection/switch.py
index 42c415ca53d..0678f170bd7 100644
--- a/ansible/plugins/connection/switch.py
+++ b/ansible/plugins/connection/switch.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def _spawn_connect(self):
 
             self._display.vvv("Try password %s..." % login_passwd[0:4], host=self.host)
             client.sendline(login_passwd)
+            client.timeout = 60
             i = client.expect(['>', '#', '[Pp]assword:', pexpect.EOF])
             if i < 2:
                 break