diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/controllers/MiningApi.java b/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/controllers/MiningApi.java
index 0f6287a8a1135b5d0c74c16da22296b0275bb97d..4ebc9d796ddb956611a1605f69d80f12eb92eddf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/controllers/MiningApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/controllers/MiningApi.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class MiningApi {
         LOGGER.info("Akka is trying to reach remote " + wokenRefPath);
         ActorSelection wokenActor = actorSystem.actorSelection(wokenRefPath);
 
-        Timeout timeout = new Timeout(Duration.create(5, "seconds"));
+        Timeout timeout = new Timeout(Duration.create(10, "seconds"));
         Future<Object> future = Patterns.ask(wokenActor, query.prepareQuery(), timeout);
         QueryResult result;
         try {