diff --git a/depicts/mediawiki.py b/depicts/mediawiki.py
index 27ae4a9..72cc8b1 100644
--- a/depicts/mediawiki.py
+++ b/depicts/mediawiki.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def api_call(params, api_url=wikidata_url):
         **params,
     }
 
-    r = requests.get(api_url, params=call_params, timeout=2)
+    r = requests.get(api_url, params=call_params, timeout=5)
     return r
 
 def get_entity(qid):