diff --git a/netlink.pl b/netlink.pl
index a3a5bff..2c7cb37 100755
--- a/netlink.pl
+++ b/netlink.pl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 EOF
     exit(2);
 };
-my $timeout = $opts{t} || 20;
+my $timeout = $opts{t} || 60;
 environment($opts{e}) if $opts{e};
 my $pseudo = $opts{c} || "none";
 my $iface = $opts{i} || "none";