diff --git a/rpitx.py b/rpitx.py
index bbfecbc4..329a47d7 100644
--- a/rpitx.py
+++ b/rpitx.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ file = open("/home/pi/CubeSatSim/sim.cfg")
 callsign = file.readline().split(" ")[0]
 print(callsign)
 
-os.system("echo 'de " + callsign + "' > id.txt && gen_packets -M 20 id.txt -o morse.wav -r 48000 > /dev/null 2>&1 && cat morse.wav | csdr convert_i16_f | csdr gain_ff 7000 | csdr convert_f_samplerf 20833 | sudo /home/pi/rpitx/rpitx -i- -m RF -f 434.9e3")
+os.system("echo 'de " + callsign + "' > id.txt && gen_packets -M 20 id.txt -o morse.wav -r 48000 > /dev/null 2>&1 && cat morse.wav | csdr convert_i16_f | csdr gain_ff 7000 | csdr convert_f_samplerf 20833 | sudo timeout -k 1 15 /home/pi/rpitx/rpitx -i- -m RF -f 434.9e3")
 
 time.sleep(2)