diff --git a/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c b/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c
index d2f9b7dd7..e9226ca2b 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static pa_hook_result_t device_state_changed_hook_cb(pa_core *c, pa_object *o, s
 int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     pa_modargs *ma = NULL;
     struct userdata *u;
-    uint32_t timeout = 5;
+    uint32_t timeout = 1;
     uint32_t idx;
     pa_sink *sink;
     pa_source *source;