diff --git a/src/fw_instances.py b/src/fw_instances.py
index e651abf..b1faded 100644
--- a/src/fw_instances.py
+++ b/src/fw_instances.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def fetch_instances_nodeinfo_and_avalaibility(instances):
                             headers={
                                 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, brotli, deflate',
                                 'User-Agent': 'funkwhale-cli/latest-commit; +https://git.phreedom.club/localhost_frssoft/funkwhale-cli'},
-                            timeout=5).json()
+                            timeout=10).json()
 
     with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor: # optimally defined number of threads
         res = [executor.submit(request_nodeinfo, instance) for instance in instances]