diff --git a/src/backend.rs b/src/backend.rs
index 5235f8e..4892495 100644
--- a/src/backend.rs
+++ b/src/backend.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl BackendInfo {
     pub async fn connect(&self) -> Result<AbstractStream, BackendError> {
         // If addr is a relative or absolute path, consider it's a socket
         if self.addr.starts_with('.') || self.addr.starts_with('/') {
-            match timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), UnixStream::connect(&self.addr)).await {
+            match timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), UnixStream::connect(&self.addr)).await {
                 Ok(Ok(stream)) => {
                     trace!("connection established to {self}");
                     Ok(stream.into())
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl BackendInfo {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            match timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), TcpStream::connect(&self.addr)).await {
+            match timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), TcpStream::connect(&self.addr)).await {
                 Ok(Ok(stream)) => {
                     trace!("connection established to {self}");
                     Ok(stream.into())
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d544f03..76f1a4b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mod prelude;
 use prelude::*;
 mod stream;
 
-const LDAP_CLIENT_IO_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+const LDAP_CLIENT_IO_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum LdapError {