diff --git a/daq.sh b/daq.sh
index ec455e75b96876c9339c473b6fc129d1b31d322b..c360c57a53b0ccd7eedb8cf6ab1802f3dda66378 100755
--- a/daq.sh
+++ b/daq.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ WRITE_TIMESLICES=$6
 SERVER=${DAQ_SERVER} # JLigier for StateMachine
 LOGGER=${DAQ_SERVER} # JLigier for logging
 DEBUG=3          # 3 is highest
-TIMEOUT_S=1      # timeout arbitrarily set to 20 seconds
+TIMEOUT_S=20     # timeout arbitrarily set to 20 seconds
 
 NUMBER_OF_FRAMES=18 # 18 doms