diff --git a/src/irmc.c b/src/irmc.c
index 0d49aa1..31b5666 100644
--- a/src/irmc.c
+++ b/src/irmc.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ int serial_status = 0, fd_serial, numbytes;
 
 double tx_timeout = 0;
 long tx_timer = 0;
-#define TX_WAIT  5000
-#define TX_TIMEOUT 1000. //240.0 
+#define TX_WAIT  1000
+#define TX_TIMEOUT 240.0 
 #define KEEPALIVE_CYCLE 100
 
 /* TX Methods */