diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 9f3d8047..aa021be7 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ fn default_federation_conn_timeout() -> u64 { 10 }
 
 fn default_federation_timeout() -> u64 { 25 }
 
-fn default_policy_server_request_timeout() -> u64 { 25 }
+fn default_policy_server_request_timeout() -> u64 { 10 }
 
 fn default_federation_idle_timeout() -> u64 { 25 }