diff --git a/actions/backups b/actions/backups
index a544d1c8a..a29ba5ccc 100755
--- a/actions/backups
+++ b/actions/backups
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import tarfile
 
 from plinth.modules.backups import MANIFESTS_FOLDER
 
-TIMEOUT = 5
+TIMEOUT = 30
 
 
 def parse_arguments():
diff --git a/actions/sshfs b/actions/sshfs
index 5cfa9be5b..52069002e 100755
--- a/actions/sshfs
+++ b/actions/sshfs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-TIMEOUT = 5
+TIMEOUT = 30
 
 
 class AlreadyMountedError(Exception):