diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index a82a6a5..089a8f0 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ export async function fetchRate(pair) {
 
   return queue.add(async () => {
     for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= 3; attempt++) {
+      let timeout;
       try {
         const controller = new AbortController();
-        const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000);
+        timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000);
 
         const res = await fetch(`https://api.uphold.com/v0/ticker/${key}`, {
           signal: controller.signal,