diff --git a/pynyaata/config.py b/pynyaata/config.py
index 83049d9..6d87431 100644
--- a/pynyaata/config.py
+++ b/pynyaata/config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ADMIN_USERNAME = environ.get('ADMIN_USERNAME', 'admin')
 ADMIN_PASSWORD = environ.get('ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'secret')
 APP_PORT = int(environ.get('FLASK_PORT', 5000))
 CACHE_TIMEOUT = int(environ.get('CACHE_TIMEOUT', 60 * 60))
-REQUESTS_TIMEOUT = int(environ.get('REQUESTS_TIMEOUT', 10))
+REQUESTS_TIMEOUT = int(environ.get('REQUESTS_TIMEOUT', 5))
 BLACKLIST_WORDS = environ.get('BLACKLIST_WORDS', '').split(',') if environ.get('BLACKLIST_WORDS', '') else []
 CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT = environ.get('CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT')
 DB_ENABLED = False
diff --git a/pynyaata/flarerequests.py b/pynyaata/flarerequests.py
index 95e05ef..2d6efed 100644
--- a/pynyaata/flarerequests.py
+++ b/pynyaata/flarerequests.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from .config import CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT, REQUESTS_TIMEOUT
 
 
 class FlareRequests(Session):
-    def request(self, method, url, params=None, timeout=REQUESTS_TIMEOUT, **kwargs):
+    def request(self, method, url, params=None, **kwargs):
         if not CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT:
-            return super().request(method, url, params, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
+            return super().request(method, url, params, **kwargs)
 
         sessions = post(CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT, json={"cmd": "sessions.list"}).json()
 
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ class FlareRequests(Session):
         post_data = {
             "cmd": f"request.{method.lower()}",
             "session": FLARESESSION,
-            "url": url,
-            "maxTimeout": timeout * 1000,
+            "url": url
         }
 
         if params: