diff --git a/src/needle.ts b/src/needle.ts
index cc6cb02e..8952b7cf 100644
--- a/src/needle.ts
+++ b/src/needle.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export declare interface Global extends NodeJS.Global {
 }
 declare const global: Global;
 
-const TIMEOUT_DEFAULT = 10000;
+const TIMEOUT_DEFAULT = 600000;
 
 const agentOptions = {
   keepAlive: true,