diff --git a/app/models/miq_region_remote.rb b/app/models/miq_region_remote.rb
index b441e610332..c5b6917ad8f 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_region_remote.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_region_remote.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def self.connection_parameters_for(config)
     return host, port, username, password, database, adapter
   end
 
-  def self.with_remote_connection(host, port, username, password, database, adapter)
+  def self.with_remote_connection(host, port, username, password, database, adapter, connect_timeout = 0)
     # Don't allow accidental connections to localhost.  A blank host will
     # connect to localhost, so don't allow that at all.
     host = host.to_s.strip
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ def self.with_remote_connection(host, port, username, password, database, adapte
 
     begin
       pool = establish_connection({
-        :adapter  => adapter,
-        :host     => host,
-        :port     => port,
-        :username => username,
-        :password => password,
-        :database => database
+        :adapter         => adapter,
+        :host            => host,
+        :port            => port,
+        :username        => username,
+        :password        => password,
+        :database        => database,
+        :connect_timeout => connect_timeout
       }.delete_blanks)
       conn = pool.connection
       yield conn
diff --git a/app/models/pglogical_subscription.rb b/app/models/pglogical_subscription.rb
index 1cb6f5e4f4a..12f16c65266 100644
--- a/app/models/pglogical_subscription.rb
+++ b/app/models/pglogical_subscription.rb
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ def decrypted_password
   end
 
   def remote_region_lsn
-    with_remote_connection(&:xlog_location)
+    with_remote_connection(5.seconds) { |conn| conn.xlog_location }
   end
 
-  def with_remote_connection
+  def with_remote_connection(connect_timeout = 0)
     find_password
-    MiqRegionRemote.with_remote_connection(host, port || 5432, user, decrypted_password, dbname, "postgresql") do |conn|
+    MiqRegionRemote.with_remote_connection(host, port || 5432, user, decrypted_password, dbname, "postgresql", connect_timeout) do |conn|
       yield conn
     end
   end