diff --git a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
index 7860e3b..3f9ece8 100644
--- a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ defaults
     maxconn 2000
     retries 3
     timeout connect 6000ms
-    timeout client 12000ms
-    timeout server 12000ms
+    timeout client 120000ms
+    timeout server 120000ms
 
 listen bigcouch-data 127.0.0.1:15984
     balance roundrobin