diff --git a/src/components/Widgets/WidgetBase.vue b/src/components/Widgets/WidgetBase.vue
index e6f80c3a..7e714fad 100644
--- a/src/components/Widgets/WidgetBase.vue
+++ b/src/components/Widgets/WidgetBase.vue
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ export default {
     /* Returns users specified widget options, or empty object */
     widgetOptions() {
       const options = this.widget.options || {};
-      const timeout = this.widget.timeout || 500;
+      const timeout = this.widget.timeout || 2500;
       const useProxy = this.appConfig.widgetsAlwaysUseProxy || !!this.widget.useProxy;
       const updateInterval = this.widget.updateInterval !== undefined
         ? this.widget.updateInterval : null;