diff --git a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
index fc7824e..c6551c2 100644
--- a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
+++ b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ namespace proxy {
 
           @param url the url to find a proxy for
           @param timeout [ms] time to give up search */
-      void proxy(const std::string& url, int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=9000) {
+      void proxy(const std::string& url,
+                 int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=30000) {
         qDebug()<<"Search proxy for URL, direct and default"
                 <<"url="<<url.data()<<"timeout1="<<timeout1;
         for (Requests::iterator it(_requests.begin());
@@ -127,12 +128,12 @@ namespace proxy {
       }
       //! If Qt Network is available you may check the proxies found
       /*! @copydoc proxy(const std::string&, int) */
-      void proxy(const QUrl& url, int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=9000) {
+      void proxy(const QUrl& url, int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=30000) {
         proxy(url.toString().toStdString(), timeout1, timeout2);
       }
       //! If Qt Network is available you may check the proxies found
       /*! @copydoc proxy(const std::string&, int) */
-      void proxy(const QString& url, int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=9000) {
+      void proxy(const QString& url, int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=30000) {
         proxy(url.toStdString(), timeout1, timeout2);
       }
       static QString toString(const QNetworkProxy& p) {