diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 8822c4b2b..14993bb9b 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ def normalize_url(url):
 	return url.rstrip('=')
 
 def normalize_url_gevent(url):
-	req = requests.get(url, headers=HEADERS, timeout=2, proxies=proxies)
+	req = requests.get(url, headers=HEADERS, timeout=5, proxies=proxies)
 	return normalize_url(req.url)
 
 def validate_css(css):