diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 8a9235e5..adbae8ae 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function Pool(options) {
     interval: options.loadInterval || 5000
   };
 
-  this.requestTimeout = options.requestTimeout || 30000;
+  this.requestTimeout = options.requestTimeout || 600000;
 
   this.chain = new bcoin.chain({
     fullNode: this.options.fullNode,