diff --git a/api/internal/utils/timedcall.go b/api/internal/utils/timedcall.go
index 0afadd0c3f2..cda53f864ba 100644
--- a/api/internal/utils/timedcall.go
+++ b/api/internal/utils/timedcall.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // TimedCall runs fn, failing if it doesn't complete in the given duration.
 // The description is used in the timeout error message.
 func TimedCall(description string, d time.Duration, fn func() error) error {
-	done := make(chan error)
+	done := make(chan error, 1)
 	timer := time.NewTimer(d)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 	go func() { done <- fn() }()