diff --git a/httpclient/client.go b/httpclient/client.go
index 281052c..c301c52 100644
--- a/httpclient/client.go
+++ b/httpclient/client.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-const DefaultTimeout time.Duration = 5 * time.Second
+const DefaultTimeout time.Duration = 10 * time.Second
 
 // Master struct/object
 type Client struct {
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ func (c *ClientConfig) Build() (*Client, error) {
 		)
 	}
 
-
-
 	client := &Client{
 		Integration: &c.Integration,
 		http:        &httpClient,
diff --git a/httpclient/timeouts.go b/httpclient/timeouts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c228797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httpclient/timeouts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package httpclient
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var mu sync.Mutex
+
+// Amends the HTTP timeout time
+func (c *Client) ModifyHttpTimeout(newTimeout time.Duration) {
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	c.http.Timeout = newTimeout
+}
+
+// Resets HTTP timeout time back to 10 seconds
+func (c *Client) ResetTimeout() {
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	c.http.Timeout = DefaultTimeout
+}