diff --git a/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6 b/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6
index 31ae5e3e6..108f1bb03 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6
+++ b/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class IdentityStore extends NylasStore {
         url: `${this.URLRoot}/n1/login-link`,
         qs: qs,
         json: true,
+        timeout: 1500,
         body: {
           next_path: pathWithUtm,
           account_token: this._identity.token,