diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-copy.js b/lib/handlers/on-copy.js
index 4d006105..b0d9b272 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-copy.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-copy.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module.exports = (server, messageHandler) => (mailbox, update, session, callback
                             uid: tools.checkRangeQuery(update.messages)
                         }) // no projection as we need to copy the entire message
                         .sort([['uid', 1]])
-                        .maxTimeMS(500);
+                        .maxTimeMS(5000);
 
                     let copiedMessages = 0;
                     let copiedStorage = 0;
diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-expunge.js b/lib/handlers/on-expunge.js
index 3ee9fc53..be57dee0 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-expunge.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-expunge.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = (server, messageHandler) => (mailbox, update, session, callback
                 .collection('messages')
                 .find(query)
                 .sort([['uid', 1]])
-                .maxTimeMS(500);
+                .maxTimeMS(5000);
 
             let processNext = () => {
                 cursor.next((err, messageData) => {
diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-fetch.js b/lib/handlers/on-fetch.js
index 5d8ced8b..4d6f968f 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-fetch.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-fetch.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ module.exports = (server, messageHandler, userCache) => (mailbox, options, sessi
                         .find(query)
                         .project(projection)
                         .sort([['uid', 1]])
-                        .maxTimeMS(500);
+                        .maxTimeMS(5000);
 
                     let rowCount = 0;
                     let totalBytes = 0;
diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-open.js b/lib/handlers/on-open.js
index 29f82855..01784ad6 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-open.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-open.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = server => (path, session, callback) => {
                     uid: true
                 })
                 //.sort([['uid', 1]])
-                .maxTimeMS(500)
+                .maxTimeMS(5000)
                 .toArray((err, messages) => {
                     if (err) {
                         return callback(err);
diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-search.js b/lib/handlers/on-search.js
index 88e58562..4f32bfd7 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-search.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-search.js
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ module.exports = server => (mailbox, options, session, callback) => {
                     uid: true,
                     modseq: true
                 })
-                .maxTimeMS(500);
+                .maxTimeMS(5000);
 
             let highestModseq = 0;
             let uidList = [];
diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-status.js b/lib/handlers/on-status.js
index 223cfa0a..566153b9 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-status.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-status.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module.exports = server => (path, session, callback) => {
                         $lt: mailboxData.uidNext
                     }
                 })
-                .maxTimeMS(500)
+                .maxTimeMS(5000)
                 .count((err, total) => {
                     if (err) {
                         return callback(err);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module.exports = server => (path, session, callback) => {
                                 $lt: mailboxData.uidNext
                             }
                         })
-                        .maxTimeMS(500)
+                        .maxTimeMS(5000)
                         .count((err, unseen) => {
                             if (err) {
                                 return callback(err);
diff --git a/lib/handlers/on-store.js b/lib/handlers/on-store.js
index bd573829..1c0aad7b 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/on-store.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/on-store.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module.exports = server => (mailbox, update, session, callback) => {
                     flags: true,
                     modseq: true
                 })
-                .maxTimeMS(500)
+                .maxTimeMS(5000)
                 .sort([['uid', 1]]);
 
             let shouldExpunge = false;