diff --git a/modules/web_search.py b/modules/web_search.py
index 667178c5..070f850c 100644
--- a/modules/web_search.py
+++ b/modules/web_search.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def get_current_timestamp():
     return datetime.now().strftime('%b %d, %Y %H:%M')
 
 
-def download_web_page(url, timeout=10):
+def download_web_page(url, timeout=5):
     """Download and extract text from a web page"""
     try:
         headers = {