diff --git a/src/zeromq/protobuf/interprocess_config.proto b/src/zeromq/protobuf/interprocess_config.proto
index d47a8f7f..aea3a828 100644
--- a/src/zeromq/protobuf/interprocess_config.proto
+++ b/src/zeromq/protobuf/interprocess_config.proto
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ message InterProcessPortalConfig
     ];
 
     optional uint32 manager_timeout_seconds = 10 [
-        default = 1,
+        default = 5,
         (goby.field).description =
             "How long to wait for a ManagerResponse before assuming the "
             "Manager (gobyd) is unresponsive"