diff --git a/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py b/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py
index c8da62ee..8071884c 100644
--- a/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc/cli_lib/common.py
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ def call_api(
     data=None,
     files=None,
 ):
-    # Set the connect timeout to 1 seconds but extremely long (48 hour) data timeout
-    timeout = (1.05, 172800)
+    # Set the connect timeout to 2 seconds but extremely long (48 hour) data timeout
+    timeout = (2.05, 172800)
 
     # Craft the URI
     uri = "{}://{}{}{}".format(