diff --git a/consensus/consensus_service.go b/consensus/consensus_service.go
index daaa21984..e54f5edf2 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_service.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_service.go
@@ -442,7 +442,11 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) UpdateConsensusInformation() Mode {
 // IsLeader check if the node is a leader or not by comparing the public key of
 // the node with the leader public key
 func (consensus *Consensus) IsLeader() bool {
-	consensus.mutex.RLock()
+	_ = utils.AssertNoLongerThan0(5*time.Second, func() error {
+		consensus.mutex.RLock()
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	defer consensus.mutex.RUnlock()
 
 	return consensus.isLeader()
diff --git a/internal/utils/singleton.go b/internal/utils/singleton.go
index 1b71e981b..9b94e8a35 100644
--- a/internal/utils/singleton.go
+++ b/internal/utils/singleton.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -213,3 +214,19 @@ func GetPort() int {
 	}
 	return 0
 }
+
+func AssertNoLongerThan0[E any](t time.Duration, f func() E) E {
+	ch := make(chan E)
+	defer close(ch)
+	stack := debug.Stack()
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(t):
+			panic("AssertNoLongerThan0: " + string(stack))
+		case <-ch:
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return f()
+}