diff --git a/client/src/session_manager.vala b/client/src/session_manager.vala
index bdecbcf..61807d7 100644
--- a/client/src/session_manager.vala
+++ b/client/src/session_manager.vala
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace StudySystemClient {
 	public class SessionFactory {
 		private const string CA_FILENAME = "/ca.pem";
 		private const string CERT_FILENAME = "/client.pem";
-		private const uint TIMEOUT_S = 5;
+		private const uint TIMEOUT_S = 1;
 
 		private InetSocketAddress host;
 		private TlsCertificate cert;