diff --git a/nc_password_client/nc_password_client.py b/nc_password_client/nc_password_client.py
index 5d9b518..ac1f9b1 100755
--- a/nc_password_client/nc_password_client.py
+++ b/nc_password_client/nc_password_client.py
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class NcPasswordClient:
 )
 @click.option(
     '--timeout', '-t',
-    default=3,
+    default=10,
     type=click.INT,
     help='Nextcloud user\'s end-to-end encryption password'
 )