diff --git a/afsk/telem.c b/afsk/telem.c
index c174f151..c8d8d214 100644
--- a/afsk/telem.c
+++ b/afsk/telem.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct SensorConfig config_sensor(char *bus, int address,  int milliAmps) {
     int pos = strlen(bus) / sizeof(bus[0]) - 1;
 //    printf("Bus size %d \n", pos);	
 //    printf("Bus value %d \n", atoi(&bus[pos]));
-    char command[50] = "timeout 5 i2cdetect -y ";
+    char command[50] = "timeout 10 i2cdetect -y ";
     strcat (command, &bus[pos]);	
     FILE *i2cdetect = popen(command, "r");