diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 4142915..6005d56 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ end
 desc 'verify links'
 task test: :build do
   options = {
+    typhoeus:
+    {
+      followlocation: true,
+      connecttimeout: 30,   # default: 10
+      timeout: 90           # default: 30
+    },
+    hydra: { max_concurrency: 50 },
     check_external_hash: true,
     check_internal_hash: true,
     check_favicon: true,