diff --git a/src/tutorial/api/native_request.py b/src/tutorial/api/native_request.py
index ff35829..4a88c01 100644
--- a/src/tutorial/api/native_request.py
+++ b/src/tutorial/api/native_request.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import requests
 
 
 def fetch_user(username: str) -> dict:
-    response = requests.get(f"https://www.codewars.com/api/v1/users/{username}")
+    response = requests.get(
+        f"https://www.codewars.com/api/v1/users/{username}", timeout=5.0
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
     return response.json()