diff --git a/pkg/util/influxdb/influxdb.go b/pkg/util/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 51d40b82f6..200ff7dc84 100644
--- a/pkg/util/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/pkg/util/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"yunion.io/x/jsonutils"
 	"yunion.io/x/log"
@@ -299,3 +300,7 @@ func (db *SInfluxdb) SetRetentionPolicy(rp SRetentionPolicy) error {
 		return db.CreateRetentionPolicy(rp)
 	}
 }
+
+func (db *SInfluxdb) SetTimeout(timeout time.Duration) {
+	db.client.Timeout = timeout
+}