diff --git a/SNMPEngine.cs b/SNMPEngine.cs
index e749b5c..9a6e9a6 100644
--- a/SNMPEngine.cs
+++ b/SNMPEngine.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace ln.snmp
 
 
         public UdpClient LocalEndpoint { get; private set; }
-        public int Timeout { get; set; } = 2500;
+        public int Timeout { get; set; } = 750;
 
         private Dictionary<int, SnmpMessage> queuedRequests = new Dictionary<int, SnmpMessage>();
         private bool shutdown = false;