diff --git a/pynyaata/config.py b/pynyaata/config.py
index 6d87431..83049d9 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', 5))
+REQUESTS_TIMEOUT = int(environ.get('REQUESTS_TIMEOUT', 10))
 BLACKLIST_WORDS = environ.get('BLACKLIST_WORDS', '').split(',') if environ.get('BLACKLIST_WORDS', '') else []
 CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT = environ.get('CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT')
 DB_ENABLED = False