diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
index 0b9da670ea..773aa2f57e 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_backlog.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ try:
     poller = zmq.Poller()
     poller.register(s, zmq.POLLIN)
 
-    timeout = 10000
+    timeout = 20000
 
     events = dict(poller.poll(timeout))
     if s in events and events[s] == zmq.POLLIN:
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
index 630e877410..54c14638d0 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_consumer_exceptions.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ try:
     poller = zmq.Poller()
     poller.register(s, zmq.POLLIN)
 
-    timeout = 10000
+    timeout = 20000
 
     events = dict(poller.poll(timeout))
     if s in events and events[s] == zmq.POLLIN:
diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
index 92bc2b604f..e779c6d11d 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/files/scripts/check_fedmsg_producers_consumers.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ try:
     poller = zmq.Poller()
     poller.register(s, zmq.POLLIN)
 
-    timeout = 10000
+    timeout = 20000
 
     events = dict(poller.poll(timeout))
     if s in events and events[s] == zmq.POLLIN: