diff --git a/common/cloudflare.py b/common/cloudflare.py
index 3be5b0c5..33c2a7f9 100644
--- a/common/cloudflare.py
+++ b/common/cloudflare.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def purge_paths_cache(cls, paths):
             apiUrl,
             headers=cls._get_auth_headers(),
             data=json.dumps(data),
-            timeout=3)
+            timeout=8)
 
         info = f"{len(paths)} starting with {paths[0]}"
         if response.status_code == 200:
diff --git a/visualizer/tests/testSimple.py b/visualizer/tests/testSimple.py
index 5354a586..f5df1319 100644
--- a/visualizer/tests/testSimple.py
+++ b/visualizer/tests/testSimple.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def test_cloudflare_purge(self, requestPostResponse):
         requestPostResponse.assert_called_with(expectedUrl,
                                                headers=expectedHeaders,
                                                data=json.dumps(expectedData),
-                                               timeout=3)
+                                               timeout=8)
 
     def test_homepage_real_world_examples(self):
         """