diff --git a/toxcore/DHT.h b/toxcore/DHT.h
index 048bfcf4..c213da42 100644
--- a/toxcore/DHT.h
+++ b/toxcore/DHT.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define MAX_SENT_NODES 4
 
 /* Ping timeout in seconds */
-#define PING_TIMEOUT 3
+#define PING_TIMEOUT 5
 
 /* size of DHT ping arrays. */
 #define DHT_PING_ARRAY_SIZE 512