diff --git a/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/mx_check.conf b/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/mx_check.conf
index 6a775a21..22fcedf1 100644
--- a/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/mx_check.conf
+++ b/data/conf/rspamd/local.d/mx_check.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-timeout = 1.0;
+timeout = 8.0;
 symbol_bad_mx = "MX_INVALID";
 symbol_no_mx = "MX_MISSING";
 symbol_good_mx = "MX_GOOD";