diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4ad8ade..3b4a39d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async function startBot(accountName) {
 		}
 
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-			const childProcess = spawn('timeout 150m bash', ['-c', `${commandPrefix} ${commandSuffix}`], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+			const childProcess = spawn('bash', ['-c', `${commandPrefix} ${commandSuffix}`], { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
 			childProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
 				console.log(`[${accountName}] ${data.toString()}`);
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ async function startBot(accountName) {
 				consoleLog(`[${host}] Failed to start bot for ${accountName}.`, 'error');
 				reject(err);
 			});
+
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				consoleLog(`[${host}] Bot process for ${accountName} exceeded the timeout. Killing the process...`, 'error');
+				childProcess.kill();
+			}, 150 * 60 * 1000);
 		});
 	}
 	else {