diff --git a/examples/client.go b/examples/client.go
index ec8b221..35266f9 100644
--- a/examples/client.go
+++ b/examples/client.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	client.Timeout = 2 * time.Minute
+	client.Timeout = 30 * time.Second
 	client.KnownHosts.LoadDefault()
 	client.TrustCertificate = func(hostname string, cert *x509.Certificate) gemini.Trust {
 		fmt.Printf(trustPrompt, hostname, gemini.Fingerprint(cert))
diff --git a/examples/server.go b/examples/server.go
index 75aac41..a15594c 100644
--- a/examples/server.go
+++ b/examples/server.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	var server gemini.Server
-	server.ReadTimeout = 1 * time.Minute
-	server.WriteTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
+	server.ReadTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+	server.WriteTimeout = 1 * time.Minute
 	if err := server.Certificates.Load("/var/lib/gemini/certs"); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}