diff --git a/stream_alert/apps/_apps/slack.py b/stream_alert/apps/_apps/slack.py
index 5c06e2880..54be61da3 100644
--- a/stream_alert/apps/_apps/slack.py
+++ b/stream_alert/apps/_apps/slack.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SlackApp(AppIntegration):
         contain details about your workspace's integrated apps
     """
 
-    _DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 10
+    _DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 30
     _SLACK_API_BASE_URL = 'https://slack.com/api/'
     _SLACK_API_MAX_ENTRY_COUNT = 1000
     _SLACK_API_MAX_PAGE_COUNT = 100