diff --git a/src/imas_streams/cli.py b/src/imas_streams/cli.py
index 09a152c..ee34ea1 100644
--- a/src/imas_streams/cli.py
+++ b/src/imas_streams/cli.py
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@ def main() -> None:
 @click.option(
     "--overwrite", is_flag=True, help="Overwrite any existing IMAS Data Entry."
 )
+@click.option("--timeout", "-t", default=5.0, help="Timeout for receiving next message")
 def kafka_to_imasentry(
-    kafka_host: str, kafka_topic: str, imas_uri: str, batch_size: int, overwrite: bool
+    kafka_host: str,
+    kafka_topic: str,
+    imas_uri: str,
+    batch_size: int,
+    overwrite: bool,
+    timeout: float,
 ):
     """Consume streaming IMAS data from Kafka and store data in an IMAS Data Entry.
 
@@ -59,6 +65,6 @@ def kafka_to_imasentry(
 
     mode = "w" if overwrite else "x"
     with imas.DBEntry(imas_uri, mode) as entry:
-        for result in consumer.stream():
+        for result in consumer.stream(timeout=timeout):
             if result is not None:
                 entry.put_slice(result)