diff --git a/atproto/identity/identity.go b/atproto/identity/identity.go
index 2e67e0a5c..c8192e6d4 100644
--- a/atproto/identity/identity.go
+++ b/atproto/identity/identity.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func DefaultDirectory() Directory {
 	base := BaseDirectory{
 		PLCURL: DefaultPLCURL,
 		HTTPClient: http.Client{
-			Timeout: time.Second * 15,
+			Timeout: time.Second * 10,
 			Transport: &http.Transport{
 				// would want this around 100ms for services doing lots of handle resolution. Impacts PLC connections as well, but not too bad.
 				IdleConnTimeout: time.Millisecond * 1000,