diff --git a/core-writer/src/config.cpp b/core-writer/src/config.cpp
index 4c384e8..f6da807 100644
--- a/core-writer/src/config.cpp
+++ b/core-writer/src/config.cpp
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ namespace config {
     size_t recv_saving_wait_ms = 100;
 
     // Microseconds before the udp socket times out.
-    size_t udp_usec_timeout = 100;
+    size_t udp_usec_timeout = 10 * 1000;
 }