diff --git a/semanticscholar/AsyncSemanticScholar.py b/semanticscholar/AsyncSemanticScholar.py
index d86695b..3704aa3 100644
--- a/semanticscholar/AsyncSemanticScholar.py
+++ b/semanticscholar/AsyncSemanticScholar.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class AsyncSemanticScholar:
 
     def __init__(
                 self,
-                timeout: int = 10,
+                timeout: int = 30,
                 api_key: str = None,
                 api_url: str = None,
                 debug: bool = False
diff --git a/semanticscholar/SemanticScholar.py b/semanticscholar/SemanticScholar.py
index e48db2c..1188911 100644
--- a/semanticscholar/SemanticScholar.py
+++ b/semanticscholar/SemanticScholar.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class SemanticScholar():
 
     def __init__(
                 self,
-                timeout: int = 10,
+                timeout: int = 30,
                 api_key: str = None,
                 api_url: str = None,
                 debug: bool = False