diff --git a/check/http.go b/check/http.go
index 2cf1a89..6c99c09 100644
--- a/check/http.go
+++ b/check/http.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // defaultHttpClient is reused by checks that make HTTP requests.
-var defaultHttpClient = newHttpClient(&http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second})
+var defaultHttpClient = newHttpClient(&http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second})
 
 type httpClient struct {
 	client *http.Client