diff --git a/lib/message_handler.rb b/lib/message_handler.rb
index 7a3a6970a..0144b9815 100644
--- a/lib/message_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/message_handler.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class MessageHandler
 
   NUM_TRIES = 3
-  TIMEOUT = 5 #seconds
+  TIMEOUT = 10 #seconds
 
   def initialize
     @queue = EM::Queue.new