diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pjlink/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/pjlink/media_player.py
index 6316ea421e0..e601650d08c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/pjlink/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pjlink/media_player.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CONF_ENCODING = "encoding"
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = 4352
 DEFAULT_ENCODING = "utf-8"
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ class PjLinkDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
     def projector(self):
         """Create PJLink Projector instance."""
 
-        projector = Projector.from_address(self._host, self._port, self._encoding)
+        projector = Projector.from_address(
+            self._host, self._port, self._encoding, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+        )
         projector.authenticate(self._password)
         return projector