diff --git a/lib/mailchimp/mailchimp.php b/lib/mailchimp/mailchimp.php
index 99b28a5..bbe077e 100644
--- a/lib/mailchimp/mailchimp.php
+++ b/lib/mailchimp/mailchimp.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function get( $endpoint, $count = 10, $fields = array() ) {
 		}
 
 		$args = array(
-			'timeout'     => 5,
+			'timeout'     => 10,
 			'redirection' => 5,
 			'httpversion' => '1.1',
 			'user-agent'  => 'Mailchimp WordPress Plugin/' . get_bloginfo( 'url' ),
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public function post( $endpoint, $body, $method = 'POST' ) {
 
 		$args    = array(
 			'method'      => $method,
-			'timeout'     => 5,
+			'timeout'     => 10,
 			'redirection' => 5,
 			'httpversion' => '1.1',
 			'user-agent'  => 'Mailchimp WordPress Plugin/' . get_bloginfo( 'url' ),