--- a/sntpclock.c	2017-01-19 12:08:54.003237871 -0800
+++ b/sntpclock.c	2017-01-19 12:27:31.212751112 -0800
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
       strerr_die2sys(111,FATAL,"unable to send request: ");
     FD_ZERO(&rfds);
     FD_SET(s,&rfds);
-    tvselect.tv_sec = 1;
+    tvselect.tv_sec = 5;
     tvselect.tv_usec = 0;
     if (select(s + 1,&rfds,(fd_set *) 0,(fd_set *) 0,&tvselect) != 1) {
       strerr_warn2(WARNING,"unable to read clock: timed out",0);