diff --git a/fastsync_server b/fastsync_server
index 9bac353..6f1c624 100755
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diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 9f3feb3..bee1436 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ int setup_udp_session(int tcp_fd, int *udp_fd_out, struct sockaddr_in *client_ud
 
     printf("UDP port bound to %u. Waiting for knock with Session ID: %lu...\n", udp_port, (unsigned long)session_id);
 
-    // Timeout of 5s for the UDP knock
+    // Timeout of 30s for the UDP knock (more reasonable for variable networks)
     struct timeval tv;
-    tv.tv_sec = 5;
+    tv.tv_sec = 30;
     tv.tv_usec = 0;
     setsockopt(udp_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &tv, sizeof(tv));
 
diff --git a/src/server.o b/src/server.o
index e52e03e..d58effe 100644
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