diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/src/oemcrypto_adapter_dynamic.cpp b/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/src/oemcrypto_adapter_dynamic.cpp
index d674fc61..f37d8579 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/src/oemcrypto_adapter_dynamic.cpp
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/src/oemcrypto_adapter_dynamic.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ using video_widevine::ProvisioningResponse;
 using wvcdm::kLevel3;
 using wvcdm::kLevelDefault;
 using namespace std;
+using namespace std::chrono;
+
+#define GET_TIME()                                                             \
+  ((duration_cast<milliseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()))       \
+       .count())
+#define TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS 2 * 60 * 1000 // 2 minutes
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -528,7 +534,16 @@ class WatchDog {
     {
       std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
       if (running_) {
-        condition_.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::minutes(2));
+        bool waitStatus = false;
+        time_t time = GET_TIME();
+        do {
+          waitStatus = condition_.wait_for(
+              lock, std::chrono::milliseconds(TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS),
+              [time, this]() {
+                return ((GET_TIME() > time + TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS) |
+                        (!running_));
+              });
+        } while (waitStatus != true);
       }
       if (running_) {
         gave_up_ = true;