diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts
index 7e28a535de..62fdfce194 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EmailReadImap.node.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export class EmailReadImap implements INodeType {
 				host: credentials.host as string,
 				port: credentials.port as number,
 				tls: credentials.secure as boolean,
-				authTimeout: 10000,
+				authTimeout: 20000,
 			},
 			onmail: async () => {
 				const returnData = await getNewEmails(connection, searchCriteria);