diff --git a/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go b/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
index 619bd17..78a8a5a 100644
--- a/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
+++ b/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	DefaultReturnErrors      = true
 	DefaultConsumerMaxwait   = 50
 	DefaultMaxProcessingTime = 100
-	DefaultRequestTimeout    = 200 // 200 milliseconds - to handle a wider latency range
+	DefaultRequestTimeout    = 500 // 500 milliseconds - to handle a wider latency range
 )
 
 type consumerChannels struct {