1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/gns/test_gns_rel_expiration.sh b/src/gns/test_gns_rel_expiration.sh
index 66adbb631..c7c66bc27 100755
--- a/src/gns/test_gns_rel_expiration.sh
+++ b/src/gns/test_gns_rel_expiration.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ if [ -z $LOCATION ]
 then
   LOCATION="gnunet-config"
 fi
+
+if [ -z $(which timeout) ]
+then
+  echo "timeout utility not found which is required for test."
+  exit 77
+fi
+
 $LOCATION --version 1> /dev/null
 if test $? != 0
 then