diff --git a/homeassistant/observers.py b/homeassistant/observers.py
index 0c030ad43fe..833f0f7b1d9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/observers.py
+++ b/homeassistant/observers.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class TomatoDeviceScanner(object):
             self.logger.info("Tomato:Scanning")
 
             try:
-                response = requests.Session().send(self.req, timeout=1)
+                response = requests.Session().send(self.req, timeout=3)
 
                 # Calling and parsing the Tomato api here. We only need the
                 # wldev and dhcpd_lease values. For API description see: