diff --git a/src/routes/domains.js b/src/routes/domains.js
index d2af034d4..be84a2abf 100644
--- a/src/routes/domains.js
+++ b/src/routes/domains.js
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ function checkDnsRecords(req, res, next) {
 
     if (!('subdomain' in req.query)) return next(new HttpError(400, 'subdomain is required'));
 
+    // some DNS providers like DigitalOcean take a really long time to verify credentials (https://github.com/expressjs/timeout/issues/26)
+    req.clearTimeout();
+
     domains.checkDnsRecords(req.query.subdomain, req.params.domain, function (error, result) {
         if (error && error.reason === DomainsError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, error.message)); // domain (and not record!) not found
         if (error && error.reason === DomainsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR) return next(new HttpError(424, error.message));