diff --git a/src/environment.cc b/src/environment.cc
index 2f459bf3..bc9ac79b 100644
--- a/src/environment.cc
+++ b/src/environment.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Environment::Environment(const Configuration& config)
 
 std::string Environment::GetMetadataString(const std::string& path) const {
   http::client::options options;
-  http::client client(options.timeout(1));
+  http::client client(options.timeout(2));
   http::client::request request(kGceMetadataServerAddress + path);
   request << boost::network::header("Metadata-Flavor", "Google");
   try {