diff --git a/dstatInterface/dstat_comm.py b/dstatInterface/dstat_comm.py
index e1d45deda562f5d50f5d28757cbd4457a3157133..4dae804f2320534f4eca0fffaa5329492b4b03d5 100644
--- a/dstatInterface/dstat_comm.py
+++ b/dstatInterface/dstat_comm.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Experiment:
         self.plot.changetype(self)
 
     def run(self, strPort):
-        self.ser = delayedSerial(strPort, 1024000, timeout=3)
+        self.ser = delayedSerial(strPort, 1024000, timeout=5)
         self.ser.write("ck")
         
         self.ser.flushInput()