diff --git a/woocommerce/api.py b/woocommerce/api.py
index a97c901..cff2d14 100644
--- a/woocommerce/api.py
+++ b/woocommerce/api.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self, url, consumer_key, consumer_secret, **kwargs):
         self.wp_api = kwargs.get("wp_api", True)
         self.version = kwargs.get("version", "wc/v3")
         self.is_ssl = self.__is_ssl()
-        self.timeout = kwargs.get("timeout", 5)
+        self.timeout = kwargs.get("timeout", 10)
         self.verify_ssl = kwargs.get("verify_ssl", True)
         self.query_string_auth = kwargs.get("query_string_auth", False)
         self.user_agent = kwargs.get("user_agent", f"WooCommerce-Python-REST-API/{__version__}")