diff --git a/lib/HttpClient/FileGetContentsHttpClient.php b/lib/HttpClient/FileGetContentsHttpClient.php
index 1e3eb7f..31134da 100644
--- a/lib/HttpClient/FileGetContentsHttpClient.php
+++ b/lib/HttpClient/FileGetContentsHttpClient.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class FileGetContentsHttpClient implements HttpClientInterface
      * @param float       $timeout
      * @param string|bool $proxy
      */
-    public function __construct($baseUrl, array $defaultHeaders = array(), $timeout = 1.0, $proxy = false)
+    public function __construct($baseUrl, array $defaultHeaders = array(), $timeout = 5.0, $proxy = false)
     {
         $this->defaultHeaders = $defaultHeaders;
         $this->timeout        = $timeout;
@@ -182,4 +182,4 @@ public function patch($url, $data = array(), $headers = array())
     {
         throw new \RuntimeException('Feature not implemented');
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}