diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/plugin.py
index 837b11ff..3f0e8314 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_acme/plugin.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class AcmeHandler(object):
 
             current_app.logger.debug("Connecting with directory at {0}".format(directory_url))
 
-            net = ClientNetwork(key, account=None)
+            net = ClientNetwork(key, account=None, timeout=3600)
             client = BackwardsCompatibleClientV2(net, key, directory_url)
             registration = client.new_account_and_tos(messages.NewRegistration.from_data(email=email))
             current_app.logger.debug("Connected: {0}".format(registration.uri))
@@ -424,15 +424,13 @@ class ACMEIssuerPlugin(IssuerPlugin):
                 })
 
         for entry in pending:
-            # Recreate acme client for each cert
-            acme_client, _ = self.acme.setup_acme_client(pending_cert.authority)
             try:
                 entry["authorizations"] = self.acme.finalize_authorizations(
-                    acme_client,
+                    entry["acme_client"],
                     entry["authorizations"],
                 )
                 pem_certificate, pem_certificate_chain = self.acme.request_certificate(
-                    acme_client,
+                    entry["acme_client"],
                     entry["authorizations"],
                     entry["order"]
                 )
@@ -455,7 +453,7 @@ class ACMEIssuerPlugin(IssuerPlugin):
                 })
                 # Ensure DNS records get deleted
                 self.acme.cleanup_dns_challenges(
-                    acme_client,
+                    entry["acme_client"],
                     entry["authorizations"],
                 )
         return certs
diff --git a/requirements-docs.txt b/requirements-docs.txt
index 559d2424..22621681 100644
--- a/requirements-docs.txt
+++ b/requirements-docs.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ asyncpool==1.0
 babel==2.6.0              # via sphinx
 bcrypt==3.1.4
 blinker==1.4
-boto3==1.7.78
-botocore==1.10.78
+boto3==1.7.79
+botocore==1.10.79
 certifi==2018.8.13
 cffi==1.11.5
 chardet==3.0.4
diff --git a/requirements-tests.txt b/requirements-tests.txt
index 0021c653..2575b631 100644
--- a/requirements-tests.txt
+++ b/requirements-tests.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ asn1crypto==0.24.0        # via cryptography
 atomicwrites==1.1.5       # via pytest
 attrs==18.1.0             # via pytest
 aws-xray-sdk==0.95        # via moto
-boto3==1.7.78             # via moto
+boto3==1.7.79             # via moto
 boto==2.49.0              # via moto
-botocore==1.10.78         # via boto3, moto, s3transfer
+botocore==1.10.79         # via boto3, moto, s3transfer
 certifi==2018.8.13        # via requests
 cffi==1.11.5              # via cryptography
 chardet==3.0.4            # via requests
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pluggy==0.7.1             # via pytest
 py==1.5.4                 # via pytest
 pyaml==17.12.1            # via moto
 pycparser==2.18           # via cffi
-pycryptodome==3.6.5       # via python-jose
+pycryptodome==3.6.6       # via python-jose
 pyflakes==2.0.0
 pytest-flask==0.10.0
 pytest-mock==1.10.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 883a4dd2..5503758b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ asn1crypto==0.24.0        # via cryptography
 asyncpool==1.0
 bcrypt==3.1.4             # via flask-bcrypt, paramiko
 blinker==1.4              # via flask-mail, flask-principal, raven
-boto3==1.7.78
-botocore==1.10.78         # via boto3, s3transfer
+boto3==1.7.79
+botocore==1.10.79         # via boto3, s3transfer
 certifi==2018.8.13
 cffi==1.11.5              # via bcrypt, cryptography, pynacl
 chardet==3.0.4            # via requests