diff --git a/lib/actions/thread-actions.js b/lib/actions/thread-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/thread-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/thread-actions.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
   success: 'DELETE_THREAD_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'DELETE_THREAD_FAILED',
 });
+
+const deleteThreadEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: 60000,
+};
+
 const deleteThread =
   (
     callKeyserverEndpoint: CallKeyserverEndpoint,
@@ -40,7 +45,11 @@
     const keyserverID = extractKeyserverIDFromID(input.threadID);
     const requests = { [keyserverID]: input };
 
-    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint('delete_thread', requests);
+    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint(
+      'delete_thread',
+      requests,
+      deleteThreadEndpointOptions,
+    );
     const response = responses[keyserverID];
     return {
       updatesResult: response.updatesResult,
@@ -57,6 +66,11 @@
   success: 'CHANGE_THREAD_SETTINGS_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'CHANGE_THREAD_SETTINGS_FAILED',
 });
+
+const changeThreadSettingsEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: 60000,
+};
+
 const changeThreadSettings =
   (
     callKeyserverEndpoint: CallKeyserverEndpoint,
@@ -69,7 +83,11 @@
     const keyserverID = extractKeyserverIDFromID(input.threadID);
     const requests = { [keyserverID]: input };
 
-    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint('update_thread', requests);
+    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint(
+      'update_thread',
+      requests,
+      changeThreadSettingsEndpointOptions,
+    );
     const response = responses[keyserverID];
     return {
       threadID: input.threadID,
@@ -94,6 +112,11 @@
   success: 'REMOVE_USERS_FROM_THREAD_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'REMOVE_USERS_FROM_THREAD_FAILED',
 });
+
+const removeMembersFromThreadEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: 60000,
+};
+
 const removeUsersFromThread =
   (
     callKeyserverEndpoint: CallKeyserverEndpoint,
@@ -104,7 +127,11 @@
     const keyserverID = extractKeyserverIDFromID(input.threadID);
     const requests = { [keyserverID]: input };
 
-    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint('remove_members', requests);
+    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint(
+      'remove_members',
+      requests,
+      removeMembersFromThreadEndpointOptions,
+    );
     const response = responses[keyserverID];
     return {
       threadID: input.threadID,
@@ -130,6 +157,11 @@
   success: 'CHANGE_THREAD_MEMBER_ROLES_SUCCESS',
   failed: 'CHANGE_THREAD_MEMBER_ROLES_FAILED',
 });
+
+const changeThreadMemberRoleEndpointOptions = {
+  timeout: 60000,
+};
+
 const changeThreadMemberRoles =
   (
     callKeyserverEndpoint: CallKeyserverEndpoint,
@@ -147,7 +179,11 @@
       },
     };
 
-    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint('update_role', requests);
+    const responses = await callKeyserverEndpoint(
+      'update_role',
+      requests,
+      changeThreadMemberRoleEndpointOptions,
+    );
     const response = responses[keyserverID];
     return {
       threadID,