diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index a9c20c1b..1c2d8de9 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ func NewClient() *Client {
 	c.Attempts = 1
 	c.ReplyChan = DefaultReplyChan
 	c.QueryChan = DefaultQueryChan
-	c.ReadTimeout = 1 * 1e9
-	c.WriteTimeout = 1 * 1e9
+	c.ReadTimeout = 2 * 1e9
+	c.WriteTimeout = 2 * 1e9
 	return c
 }