diff --git a/packages/core/src/controllers/publisher.ts b/packages/core/src/controllers/publisher.ts
index df7740ec2..2dc14db0c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/controllers/publisher.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/controllers/publisher.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class Publisher extends IPublisher {
   public name = PUBLISHER_CONTEXT;
   public queue = new Map<string, PublisherTypes.Params>();
 
-  private publishTimeout = toMiliseconds(TEN_SECONDS);
+  private publishTimeout = toMiliseconds(TEN_SECONDS + 5);
   private needsTransportRestart = false;
 
   constructor(public relayer: IRelayer, public logger: Logger) {