diff --git a/api/src/routes/dot-lookup.ts b/api/src/routes/dot-lookup.ts
index 75adb4e..ab81f73 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/dot-lookup.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/dot-lookup.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ router.get("/api/v1/dot/lookup", async (req, res) => {
             method: "POST",
             headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
             body: JSON.stringify({ entity_name: name, state_code: state }),
-            signal: AbortSignal.timeout(12000),
+            signal: AbortSignal.timeout(20000),
           });
           if (sosResp.ok) {
             sosStatus = (await sosResp.json()) as { found?: boolean; status?: string; error?: string };