diff --git a/ipfs/pointers.go b/ipfs/pointers.go
index c84284d88d..f79afcf5bc 100644
--- a/ipfs/pointers.go
+++ b/ipfs/pointers.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func PutPointerToPeer(dht *routing.IpfsDHT, ctx context.Context, peer peer.ID, p
 
 func GetPointersFromPeer(dht *routing.IpfsDHT, ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, key *cid.Cid) ([]*ps.PeerInfo, error) {
 	pmes := dhtpb.NewMessage(dhtpb.Message_GET_PROVIDERS, key.Bytes(), 0)
+	log.Debugf("Fetching pointers from: %v\n", p.Pretty())
 	resp, err := dht.SendRequest(ctx, p, pmes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []*ps.PeerInfo{}, err
diff --git a/net/retriever/retriever.go b/net/retriever/retriever.go
index cbe765eab9..2a341e1446 100644
--- a/net/retriever/retriever.go
+++ b/net/retriever/retriever.go
@@ -234,12 +234,15 @@ func (m *MessageRetriever) getPointersFromDataPeersRoutine(peerOut chan ps.PeerI
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(pid peer.ID) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*35)
 			defer cancel()
+			time.Sleep(time.Second*15)
 			provs, err := ipfs.GetPointersFromPeer(m.routing, ctx, pid, &k)
 			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Could not get pointers from push node because: %v", err)
 				return
 			}
+			log.Debugf("Successfully queried %s for pointers", pid.Pretty())
 			for _, pi := range provs {
 				peerOut <- *pi
 			}