diff --git a/src/client.h b/src/client.h
index 3d56362..0f0ae0c 100644
--- a/src/client.h
+++ b/src/client.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * the time from one write to the next, it is the gap between the end of
  * one write and the start of the next.
  */
-#define CLIENT_MAX_WAIT_SECS 120
+#define CLIENT_MAX_WAIT_SECS 5
 
 /** CLIENT_HANDLER_TIMEOUT
  * This is the length of time (in seconds) any request can be outstanding for.