diff --git a/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js b/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js
index 52a0b2ef3973..d181c490135e 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/gather/driver.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const Connection = require('./connections/connection.js');
 // Controls how long to wait after onLoad before continuing
 const DEFAULT_PAUSE_AFTER_LOAD = 0;
 // Controls how long to wait between network requests before determining the network is quiet
-const DEFAULT_NETWORK_QUIET_THRESHOLD = 5000;
+const DEFAULT_NETWORK_QUIET_THRESHOLD = 10000;
 // Controls how long to wait between longtasks before determining the CPU is idle, off by default
 const DEFAULT_CPU_QUIET_THRESHOLD = 0;
 // Controls how long to wait for a response after sending a DevTools protocol command.