2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index e30e2da58d..83c1f46586 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
 
     @log_function
     def make_query(self, destination, query_type, args,
-                   retry_on_dns_fail=True):
+                   retry_on_dns_fail=False):
         """Sends a federation Query to a remote homeserver of the given type
         and arguments.
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 2b5d40ea7f..2237e3413c 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             path=path,
             args=args,
             retry_on_dns_fail=retry_on_dns_fail,
+            timeout=10000,
         )
 
         defer.returnValue(content)