diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 0a44738..cab4ef1 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var Primus = require('primus'),
 Socket = Primus.createSocket({
 	transformer: 'websockets',
 	pathname: '/api',
-	timeout: 20000,
+	timeout: 10000,
 	plugin: {emitter: Emitter, sparkLatency: Latency}
 });