diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc
index 0cf4a0487..62f87d845 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const uint32_t PEER_IP_CONNECT_STATE_MAX_LIST_SIZE =     	6;
 
 const uint32_t P3CONNMGR_TCP_DEFAULT_DELAY = 5; /* 2 Seconds? is it be enough! */
 const uint32_t P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_DELAY = 5; /* 2 Seconds? is it be enough! */
-const uint32_t P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_PERIOD = 10; //a random timeout is set between P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_PERIOD and 2 * P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_PERIOD in the implementation
+const uint32_t P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_PERIOD = 40; //a random timeout is set between P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_PERIOD and 2 * P3CONNMGR_UDP_DEFAULT_PERIOD in the implementation
 
 #define MAX_AVAIL_PERIOD 230 //times a peer stay in available state when not connected
 #define MIN_RETRY_PERIOD 180