diff --git a/keyserver/internal/device_list_update.go b/keyserver/internal/device_list_update.go
index ec82bc53b..0847d2df7 100644
--- a/keyserver/internal/device_list_update.go
+++ b/keyserver/internal/device_list_update.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var (
 	)
 )
 
-const defaultWaitTime = time.Second * 2
+const defaultWaitTime = time.Second * 30
 const requestTimeout = time.Second * 30
 
 func init() {