diff --git a/src/fastmcp/client/client.py b/src/fastmcp/client/client.py
index dcb4ff013..139ce0333 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/client/client.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/client/client.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import asyncio
 import datetime
 from contextlib import AsyncExitStack, asynccontextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, cast
 
+import anyio
 import mcp.types
 from exceptiongroup import catch
 from mcp import ClientSession
@@ -161,7 +163,11 @@ class Client:
                 self._initialize_result = await self._session.initialize()
 
                 try:
+                    with anyio.fail_after(1):
+                        self._initialize_result = await self._session.initialize()
                     yield
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Failed to initialize server session")
                 finally:
                     self._exit_stack = None
                     self._session = None