diff --git a/examples/shrpx.cc b/examples/shrpx.cc
index c2fb9dbe..94fb696a 100644
--- a/examples/shrpx.cc
+++ b/examples/shrpx.cc
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ void fill_default_config()
   mod_config()->private_key_file = 0;
   mod_config()->cert_file = 0;
 
-  mod_config()->upstream_read_timeout.tv_sec = 30;
+  mod_config()->upstream_read_timeout.tv_sec = 60;
   mod_config()->upstream_read_timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-  mod_config()->upstream_write_timeout.tv_sec = 60;
+  mod_config()->upstream_write_timeout.tv_sec = 30;
   mod_config()->upstream_write_timeout.tv_usec = 0;
 
   mod_config()->spdy_upstream_read_timeout.tv_sec = 600;