diff --git a/config/shields-io-production.yml b/config/shields-io-production.yml
index 0aaa1c8ca1435..50a84733ce3fd 100644
--- a/config/shields-io-production.yml
+++ b/config/shields-io-production.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ public:
   rasterUrl: 'https://raster.shields.io'
   userAgentBase: 'Shields.io'
   requireCloudflare: true
-  requestTimeoutSeconds: 20
+  requestTimeoutSeconds: 8