diff --git a/google/transport.go b/google/transport.go
index 8ba9ab41..3a6fe0c1 100644
--- a/google/transport.go
+++ b/google/transport.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func isEmptyValue(v reflect.Value) bool {
 }
 
 func sendRequest(config *Config, method, rawurl string, body map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	return sendRequestWithTimeout(config, method, rawurl, body, 0)
+	return sendRequestWithTimeout(config, method, rawurl, body, 5*time.Minute)
 }
 
 func sendRequestWithTimeout(config *Config, method, rawurl string, body map[string]interface{}, timeout time.Duration) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func sendRequestWithTimeout(config *Config, method, rawurl string, body map[stri
 	reqHeaders.Set("User-Agent", config.userAgent)
 	reqHeaders.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
+	if timeout == 0 {
+		timeout = time.Duration(1) * time.Hour
+	}
+
 	var res *http.Response
 	err := retryTimeDuration(
 		func() error {