diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 11672ecd..3ca6af28 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 export function abortAfterTimeout(timeoutMs: number): AbortSignal {
   const controller = new AbortController();
   setTimeout(() => {
-    controller.abort();
+    controller.abort("Timeout exceeded");
   }, timeoutMs);
 
   return controller.signal;