diff --git a/sickbeard/clients/generic.py b/sickbeard/clients/generic.py
index 2b4f1209..aaa6cef3 100644
--- a/sickbeard/clients/generic.py
+++ b/sickbeard/clients/generic.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class GenericClient(object):
     def testAuthentication(self):
 
         try:
-            self.response = self.session.get(self.url, timeout=20, verify=False)
+            self.response = self.session.get(self.url, timeout=120, verify=False)
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, e:
             return False, 'Error: ' + self.name + ' Connection Error'
         except (requests.exceptions.MissingSchema, requests.exceptions.InvalidURL):
diff --git a/sickbeard/clients/transmission.py b/sickbeard/clients/transmission.py
index 50fd4b50..e8482fe6 100644
--- a/sickbeard/clients/transmission.py
+++ b/sickbeard/clients/transmission.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class TransmissionAPI(GenericClient):
         post_data = json.dumps({'method': 'session-get', })
 
         try:
-            self.response = self.session.post(self.url, data=post_data.encode('utf-8'), verify=sickbeard.TORRENT_VERIFY_CERT)
+            self.response = self.session.post(self.url, data=post_data.encode('utf-8'), timeout=120,
+                                              verify=sickbeard.TORRENT_VERIFY_CERT)
             self.auth = re.search('X-Transmission-Session-Id:\s*(\w+)', self.response.text).group(1)
         except:
             return None