diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.cc
index c135db796..1ee4fdb5f 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int	pqiperson::tick()
         //if lastHeartbeatReceived is 0, it might be not activated so don't do a net reset.
         if (active &&
             lastHeartbeatReceived != 0 &&
-            (time(NULL) - lastHeartbeatReceived) > HEARTBEAT_REPEAT_TIME * 3) {
+            (time(NULL) - lastHeartbeatReceived) > HEARTBEAT_REPEAT_TIME * 10) {
             pqioutput(PQL_WARNING, pqipersonzone, "pqiperson::tick() No heartbeat from the peer, assume connection is dead.");
             this->reset();
         }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.h b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.h
index ea6176307..7605707b6 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqiperson.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const int CONNECT_UNREACHABLE  = 3;
 static const int CONNECT_FIREWALLED   = 4;
 static const int CONNECT_FAILED       = 5;
 
-static const int HEARTBEAT_REPEAT_TIME       = 6;
+static const int HEARTBEAT_REPEAT_TIME       = 10;
 
 #include "pqi/pqistreamer.h"