diff --git a/php/utils/getopt.php b/php/utils/getopt.php
index cb435ad7..aadfac72 100644
--- a/php/utils/getopt.php
+++ b/php/utils/getopt.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	$CURL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
 
 	// max time for each connection (incl. transfer)
-	$CURL_TIMEOUT_MS = $FAST_FETCH_MODE ? 1500 : 3000;
+	$CURL_TIMEOUT_MS = $FAST_FETCH_MODE ? 3000 : 9000;
 
 	// delay between retries in miliseconds
 	$CURL_RETRY_SLEEP = 2000;