diff --git a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/globallocker/MySqlGlobalLocker.java b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/globallocker/MySqlGlobalLocker.java
index a819a43..e2853c0 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/globallocker/MySqlGlobalLocker.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/globallocker/MySqlGlobalLocker.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class MySqlGlobalLocker implements GlobalLocker {
private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MySqlGlobalLocker.class);
- private static final long DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 5L; // 5 seconds
+ // Note that we could hold the lock while talking to the payment gateway, hence be generous in the timeout length
+ private static final long DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10L; // 10 seconds
private final IDBI dbi;
private long timeout;