diff --git a/src/remotectl/_base.py b/src/remotectl/_base.py
index 23e4f3f8..375d0fb6 100644
--- a/src/remotectl/_base.py
+++ b/src/remotectl/_base.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def remote_client(ip, port):
     except ImportError:
         raise ImportError("Please install zerorpc")
 
-    c = zerorpc.Client(timeout=20, heartbeat=None)
+    c = zerorpc.Client(timeout=60, heartbeat=None)
     try:
         c.connect(f"tcp://{ip}:{port}")
         return c