diff --git a/deliveryWorker.js b/deliveryWorker.js
index aa7f0f6..c76ae39 100644
--- a/deliveryWorker.js
+++ b/deliveryWorker.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const apex = ActivitypubExpress({
   actorParam: 'actor',
   objectParam: 'id',
   itemsPerPage: 100,
-  requestTimeout: 500,
+  requestTimeout: process.env.requestTimeout || 1000,
   routes
 })