diff --git a/sievelib/managesieve.py b/sievelib/managesieve.py
index 6d082b5..4247758 100644
--- a/sievelib/managesieve.py
+++ b/sievelib/managesieve.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 from future.utils import python_2_unicode_compatible
 import six
+import time
 
 from .digest_md5 import DigestMD5
 
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ def __read_response(self, nblines=-1):
         """
         resp, code, data = ("", None, None)
         cpt = 0
-        while True:
+        begin = time.time()
+        while time.time() - begin < Client.read_timeout:
             try:
                 line = self.__read_line()
             except Response as inst: