diff --git a/src/lib/job-search/http.test.ts b/src/lib/job-search/http.test.ts
index 5c78b012..3d12929f 100644
--- a/src/lib/job-search/http.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/job-search/http.test.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ describe("requestJson", () => {
     await expect(requestJson("JSEARCH", url)).rejects.toMatchObject({ problem: "changed" });
   });
 
+  it("gives a source 30 seconds, as JSearch can take over 10 on a search it hasn't seen", async () => {
+    const timeout = vi.spyOn(AbortSignal, "timeout");
+    stubFetch(() => Response.json({ ok: true }));
+    await requestJson("JSEARCH", url);
+    expect(timeout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(30_000);
+  });
+
   it("says it timed out when the source takes too long", async () => {
     vi.spyOn(AbortSignal, "timeout").mockReturnValue(AbortSignal.abort());
     stubFetch((_, signal) => Promise.reject(signal?.reason ?? new Error("aborted")));
diff --git a/src/lib/job-search/http.ts b/src/lib/job-search/http.ts
index d57516a5..98d89ef8 100644
--- a/src/lib/job-search/http.ts
+++ b/src/lib/job-search/http.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import type { JobSource } from "./search";
 // fetching a posting (src/lib/posting-fetch.ts) there's no address to guard;
 // requests are still limited in time and size.
 
-export const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+// JSearch can take over 10 seconds on a search it hasn't run before; the
+// agent searches once a day, so a timeout there costs the whole run.
+export const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
 const MAX_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 /** GETs JSON from a source, turning every failure into a JobSearchError. */