diff --git a/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/transition.rs b/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/transition.rs
index a5cb02763..a3f2e7b46 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/transition.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/engines/tendermint/transition.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl TendermintTimeouts {
 impl Default for TendermintTimeouts {
 	fn default() -> Self {
 		TendermintTimeouts {
-			propose: Duration::milliseconds(1000),
+			propose: Duration::milliseconds(2000),
 			prevote: Duration::milliseconds(1000),
 			precommit: Duration::milliseconds(1000),
 			commit: Duration::milliseconds(1000)