diff --git a/src/pulse/internal.h b/src/pulse/internal.h
index fa7d5bbd4..4eef4b4ad 100644
--- a/src/pulse/internal.h
+++ b/src/pulse/internal.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #include "client-conf.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT (10)
+#define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT (30)
 
 struct pa_context {
     int ref;