diff --git a/src/resolve-celo.ts b/src/resolve-celo.ts
index ce4506a3..1e228569 100644
--- a/src/resolve-celo.ts
+++ b/src/resolve-celo.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { AuthSigner, ServiceContext } from '@celo/identity/lib/odis/query'
 
 import { NameResolver, NameResolutionResults, ResolutionKind } from './types'
 
+const DEFAULT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT = 5_000
+
 export class ResolveCelo implements NameResolver {
   private federatedAttestationsContract: Contract
   private authSigner: AuthSigner
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export class ResolveCelo implements NameResolver {
     serviceContext: ServiceContext
     networkTimeout?: number
   }) {
-    networkTimeout = networkTimeout ?? 10000
+    networkTimeout = networkTimeout ?? DEFAULT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT
     const web3 = new Web3(
       new Web3.providers.HttpProvider(providerUrl, { timeout: networkTimeout }),
     )