diff --git a/src/irmc.c b/src/irmc.c
index 8c4ef03..0d49aa1 100644
--- a/src/irmc.c
+++ b/src/irmc.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int serial_status = 0, fd_serial, numbytes;
 double tx_timeout = 0;
 long tx_timer = 0;
 #define TX_WAIT  5000
-#define TX_TIMEOUT 240.0 
+#define TX_TIMEOUT 1000. //240.0 
 #define KEEPALIVE_CYCLE 100
 
 /* TX Methods */