diff --git a/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh b/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh
index 4fbc53f..faf5b2b 100755
--- a/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh
+++ b/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@
 # Order the SUT to print a talloc report
 if [ "z$OSMO_SUT_HOST" != "z" ] && [ "z$OSMO_SUT_PORT" != "z" ]; then
 	if [ -x "$(command -v osmo_interact_vty.py)" ]; then
-		osmo_interact_vty.py \
+		echo "Saving talloc report from $OSMO_SUT_HOST:$OSMO_SUT_PORT to $TESTCASE.talloc"
+		if ! timeout 5 osmo_interact_vty.py \
 			-H $OSMO_SUT_HOST -p $OSMO_SUT_PORT \
 			-c "en; show talloc-context application full" \
-				> "$TTCN3_PCAP_PATH/$TESTCASE.talloc"
+				> "$TTCN3_PCAP_PATH/$TESTCASE.talloc"; then
+			echo
+			echo "ERROR: failed to get talloc report via vty"
+			echo
+		fi
 	else
 		echo "Missing osmo_interact_vty.py from osmo-python-tests!"
 		echo " -> Unable to obtain talloc report from the SUT"