diff --git a/config/initializers/faraday.rb b/config/initializers/faraday.rb
index aac11e4cb61a377b8b6e57f18b14282bedfa8729..9a26835070e02856a399b1575f42acfb2f4915d5 100644
--- a/config/initializers/faraday.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/faraday.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
-options = {:timeout => 5}
+options = {:timeout => 25}
 
 options[:ssl] = {:ca_file => EnviromentConfiguration.ca_cert_file_location}
 Faraday.default_connection = Faraday::Connection.new(options) do |b|