diff --git a/nmrp.c b/nmrp.c
index 1d4935b..05a84fa 100644
--- a/nmrp.c
+++ b/nmrp.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int nmrp_do(struct nmrpd_args *args)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ethsock_set_timeout(sock, 200)) {
+	if (ethsock_set_timeout(sock, 20)) {
 		goto out;
 	}