Index: wp-includes/cron.php
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--- wp-includes/cron.php	(revision 10219)
+++ wp-includes/cron.php	(working copy)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
 	update_option( 'doing_cron', $local_time + 30 );
 
-	wp_remote_post($cron_url, array('timeout' => 0.01, 'blocking' => false));
+	wp_remote_post($cron_url, array('timeout' => 1, 'blocking' => false));
 }
 
 /**