diff --git a/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py b/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py
index 37cbe3e9..be5810bd 100644
--- a/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py
+++ b/lib/charms/operator_libs_linux/v2/snap.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def __init__(
         socket_path: str = "/run/snapd.socket",
         opener: Optional[urllib.request.OpenerDirector] = None,
         base_url: str = "http://localhost/v2/",
-        timeout: float = 5.0,
+        timeout: float = 30.0,
     ):
         """Initialize a client instance.
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ def __init__(
             opener: specifies an opener for unix socket, if unspecified a default is used
             base_url: base url for making requests to the snap client. Defaults to
                 http://localhost/v2/
-            timeout: timeout in seconds to use when making requests to the API. Default is 5.0s.
+            timeout: timeout in seconds to use when making requests to the API. Default is 30.0s.
         """
         if opener is None:
             opener = self._get_default_opener(socket_path)