diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb b/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb
index c3a77b7..655e4e2 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/rsyslog/recipes/client.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package "dstat" do
 end
 
 execute "dstat" do
-  command "dstat -tcmndp --top-cpu >>/var/log/dstat.log &"
+  command "timeout 7200s dstat -tcmndp --top-cpu >>/var/log/dstat.log &"
   action :run
 end