diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
index b232369c..ed1a4d13 100644
--- a/config.ru
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'faye'
 require ::File.expand_path("../lib/active_users.rb",  __FILE__)
 require ::File.expand_path("../lib/faye_extensions/devise_auth.rb",  __FILE__)
 
-faye_server = Faye::RackAdapter.new(:mount => "/faye", :timeout => 5)
+faye_server = Faye::RackAdapter.new(:mount => "/faye", :timeout => 30)
 faye_server.add_extension(DeviseAuth.new)
 
 # TODO send pull request to faye to get this fixed