diff --git a/includes/mollom.class.inc b/includes/mollom.class.inc
index e66e064..a09a6e6 100644
--- a/includes/mollom.class.inc
+++ b/includes/mollom.class.inc
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ abstract class Mollom {
    *
    * @var float
    */
-  public $requestTimeout = 3.0;
+  public $requestTimeout = 10.0;
 
   /**
    * The status code of the last server response, or TRUE if the request succeeded.