diff --git a/pkg/v1/remote/transport/ping.go b/pkg/v1/remote/transport/ping.go
index 77659cb31..08b2214c0 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/remote/transport/ping.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/remote/transport/ping.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func parseChallenge(suffix string) map[string]string {
 }
 
 func ping(reg name.Registry, t http.RoundTripper) (*pingResp, error) {
-	client := http.Client{Transport: t, Timeout: 2 * time.Second}
+	client := http.Client{Transport: t, Timeout: 120 * time.Second}
 
 	// This first attempts to use "https" for every request, falling back to http
 	// if the registry matches our localhost heuristic or if it is intentionally