diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/session/config.rs b/crates/net/network/src/session/config.rs
index 9b7befa8ec..a99b11c2f6 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/session/config.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/session/config.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 use crate::session::{Direction, ExceedsSessionLimit};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-/// Default request timeout.
-pub const REQUEST_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500u64);
+/// Default request timeout for a single request.
+///
+/// This represents the time we wait for a response until we consider it timed out.
+pub const REQUEST_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
 
 /// Configuration options when creating a [SessionManager](crate::session::SessionManager).
 pub struct SessionsConfig {