diff --git a/btbridged.c b/btbridged.c
index 024c798..4961c1f 100644
--- a/btbridged.c
+++ b/btbridged.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define PREFIX "BTBRIDGED"
 
 #define BT_BMC_PATH bt_bmc_device
-#define BT_BMC_TIMEOUT_SEC 1
+#define BT_BMC_TIMEOUT_SEC 5
 #define BT_MAX_MESSAGE 64
 
 #define DBUS_NAME "org.openbmc.HostIpmi"