diff --git a/ocd_backend/utils/http.py b/ocd_backend/utils/http.py
index dea65ba4..e07d6847 100644
--- a/ocd_backend/utils/http.py
+++ b/ocd_backend/utils/http.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def fetch(self, url, path):
 
     def download_url(self, url, partial_fetch=False):
         log.debug('Fetching item %s' % (url,))
-        http_resp = self.http_session.get(url, stream=True, timeout=(5, 60, 120), verify=False)
+        http_resp = self.http_session.get(url, stream=True, timeout=(60, 120), verify=False)
         http_resp.raise_for_status()
 
         # Create a temporary file to store the media item, write the file