diff --git a/queues.conf b/queues.conf
index 2137543..0ca1fec 100644
--- a/queues.conf
+++ b/queues.conf
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ monitor-type = MixMonitor
 ; The default value for timeoutpriority is "app" since this was how previous versions of
 ; Asterisk behaved.
 ;
-;timeout = 15
+timeout = 40
 ;retry = 5
 ;timeoutpriority = app|conf
 ;