diff --git a/internal/httputil/httputil.go b/internal/httputil/httputil.go
index d620866e4d..288a14eb11 100644
--- a/internal/httputil/httputil.go
+++ b/internal/httputil/httputil.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func BuildHTTPClient(cpw *CertPoolWatcher) (*http.Client, error) {
-	httpClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Minute}
 
 	pool, _, err := cpw.Get()
 	if err != nil {