diff --git a/cli/context/docker/load.go b/cli/context/docker/load.go
index 126fa2f2e8..b163dac38a 100644
--- a/cli/context/docker/load.go
+++ b/cli/context/docker/load.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func (c *Endpoint) ClientOpts() ([]client.Opt, error) {
 				client.WithDialContext(helper.Dialer),
 			)
 		}
+		result = append(result, client.WithTimeout(10*time.Second))
 	}
 
 	version := os.Getenv("DOCKER_API_VERSION")