diff --git a/src/pywaze/route_calculator.py b/src/pywaze/route_calculator.py
index 547b672..e74ef90 100644
--- a/src/pywaze/route_calculator.py
+++ b/src/pywaze/route_calculator.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         region="EU",
         client: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None,
-        timeout: int = 10,
+        timeout: int = 60,
     ):
         self.region = region
         self.client = client