diff --git a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_auth.py b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_auth.py
index 98481ec..a9f40df 100644
--- a/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_auth.py
+++ b/apiserver/apiserver/api/utils_auth.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def discourse_is_configured():
 def auth_api(url, data):
     try:
         headers = {'Authorization': 'Token ' + secrets.AUTH_API_KEY}
-        r = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers, timeout=3)
+        r = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers, timeout=20)
         return r.status_code
     except BaseException as e:
         logger.error('Auth {} - {} - {}'.format(url, e.__class__.__name__, str(e)))