diff --git a/MixItUp.Base/Web/AdvancedHttpClient.cs b/MixItUp.Base/Web/AdvancedHttpClient.cs
index be19b0c05..01df70f3d 100644
--- a/MixItUp.Base/Web/AdvancedHttpClient.cs
+++ b/MixItUp.Base/Web/AdvancedHttpClient.cs
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ public HttpRequestRateLimits(HttpResponseMessage response)
     public class AdvancedHttpClient : HttpClient
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The default request timeout amount of 5 seconds.
+        /// The default request timeout amount of 10 seconds.
         /// </summary>
-        public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultRequestTimeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5);
+        public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultRequestTimeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 10);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates an HttpContent object from the specified object.