diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index 38cf28cd..ba3eddbc 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ struct remote* new_remote(int fd, int timeout)
     ev_io_init(&remote->recv_ctx->io, remote_recv_cb, fd, EV_READ);
     ev_io_init(&remote->send_ctx->io, remote_send_cb, fd, EV_WRITE);
     ev_timer_init(&remote->send_ctx->watcher, remote_timeout_cb, timeout, 0);
-    ev_timer_init(&remote->recv_ctx->watcher, remote_timeout_cb, timeout, timeout * 10);
+    ev_timer_init(&remote->recv_ctx->watcher, remote_timeout_cb, timeout, timeout * 60);
     remote->recv_ctx->remote = remote;
     remote->send_ctx->remote = remote;
     return remote;