diff --git a/config/initializers/regexp.rb b/config/initializers/regexp.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# 0.5s is a fairly high timeout, but that should account for slow servers under load
+Regexp.timeout = 0.5 if Regexp.respond_to?(:timeout=)