diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py b/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py
index c9bb06e7c27..669971d4bff 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class DummyFTPHandler(asynchat.async_chat):
         addr = list(map(int, arg.split(',')))
         ip = '%d.%d.%d.%d' %tuple(addr[:4])
         port = (addr[4] * 256) + addr[5]
-        s = socket.create_connection((ip, port), timeout=2)
+        s = socket.create_connection((ip, port), timeout=10)
         self.dtp = self.dtp_handler(s, baseclass=self)
         self.push('200 active data connection established')
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class DummyFTPHandler(asynchat.async_chat):
         sock = socket.socket()
         sock.bind((self.socket.getsockname()[0], 0))
         sock.listen(5)
-        sock.settimeout(2)
+        sock.settimeout(10)
         ip, port = sock.getsockname()[:2]
         ip = ip.replace('.', ','); p1 = port / 256; p2 = port % 256
         self.push('227 entering passive mode (%s,%d,%d)' %(ip, p1, p2))
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class DummyFTPHandler(asynchat.async_chat):
     def cmd_eprt(self, arg):
         af, ip, port = arg.split(arg[0])[1:-1]
         port = int(port)
-        s = socket.create_connection((ip, port), timeout=2)
+        s = socket.create_connection((ip, port), timeout=10)
         self.dtp = self.dtp_handler(s, baseclass=self)
         self.push('200 active data connection established')
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class DummyFTPHandler(asynchat.async_chat):
         sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6)
         sock.bind((self.socket.getsockname()[0], 0))
         sock.listen(5)
-        sock.settimeout(2)
+        sock.settimeout(10)
         port = sock.getsockname()[1]
         self.push('229 entering extended passive mode (|||%d|)' %port)
         conn, addr = sock.accept()
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class TestFTPClass(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.server = DummyFTPServer((HOST, 0))
         self.server.start()
-        self.client = ftplib.FTP(timeout=2)
+        self.client = ftplib.FTP(timeout=10)
         self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class TestFTPClass(TestCase):
 
     def test_makepasv(self):
         host, port = self.client.makepasv()
-        conn = socket.create_connection((host, port), 2)
+        conn = socket.create_connection((host, port), 10)
         conn.close()
         # IPv4 is in use, just make sure send_epsv has not been used
         self.assertEqual(self.server.handler_instance.last_received_cmd, 'pasv')
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ class TestFTPClass(TestCase):
             return True
 
         # base test
-        with ftplib.FTP(timeout=2) as self.client:
+        with ftplib.FTP(timeout=10) as self.client:
             self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
             self.client.sendcmd('noop')
             self.assertTrue(is_client_connected())
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class TestFTPClass(TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(is_client_connected())
 
         # QUIT sent inside the with block
-        with ftplib.FTP(timeout=2) as self.client:
+        with ftplib.FTP(timeout=10) as self.client:
             self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
             self.client.sendcmd('noop')
             self.client.quit()
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class TestFTPClass(TestCase):
         # force a wrong response code to be sent on QUIT: error_perm
         # is expected and the connection is supposed to be closed
         try:
-            with ftplib.FTP(timeout=2) as self.client:
+            with ftplib.FTP(timeout=10) as self.client:
                 self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
                 self.client.sendcmd('noop')
                 self.server.handler_instance.next_response = '550 error on quit'
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class TestIPv6Environment(TestCase):
 
     def test_makepasv(self):
         host, port = self.client.makepasv()
-        conn = socket.create_connection((host, port), 2)
+        conn = socket.create_connection((host, port), 10)
         conn.close()
         self.assertEqual(self.server.handler_instance.last_received_cmd, 'epsv')
 
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ class TestTLS_FTPClassMixin(TestFTPClass):
     def setUp(self):
         self.server = DummyTLS_FTPServer((HOST, 0))
         self.server.start()
-        self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(timeout=2)
+        self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(timeout=10)
         self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
         # enable TLS
         self.client.auth()
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ class TestTLS_FTPClass(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.server = DummyTLS_FTPServer((HOST, 0))
         self.server.start()
-        self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(timeout=2)
+        self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(timeout=10)
         self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ class TestTLS_FTPClass(TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, ftplib.FTP_TLS, certfile=CERTFILE,
                           keyfile=CERTFILE, context=ctx)
 
-        self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(context=ctx, timeout=2)
+        self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(context=ctx, timeout=10)
         self.client.connect(self.server.host, self.server.port)
         self.assertNotIsInstance(self.client.sock, ssl.SSLSocket)
         self.client.auth()