diff --git a/src/mochiweb.app.src b/src/mochiweb.app.src
index d30106b..37a21fb 100644
--- a/src/mochiweb.app.src
+++ b/src/mochiweb.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% This is generated from src/mochiweb.app.src
 {application, mochiweb,
  [{description, "MochiMedia Web Server"},
-  {vsn, "1.4.0"},
+  {vsn, "1.4.1"},
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {mod, {mochiweb_app, []}},
diff --git a/src/mochiweb_request.erl b/src/mochiweb_request.erl
index c53ece8..8225778 100644
--- a/src/mochiweb_request.erl
+++ b/src/mochiweb_request.erl
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 %% @type response(). A mochiweb_response parameterized module instance.
 %% @type ioheaders() = headers() | [{key(), value()}].
 
-% 10 second default idle timeout
--define(IDLE_TIMEOUT, 10000).
+% 5 minute default idle timeout
+-define(IDLE_TIMEOUT, 300000).
 
 % Maximum recv_body() length of 1MB
 -define(MAX_RECV_BODY, (1024*1024)).
diff --git a/src/mochiweb_util.erl b/src/mochiweb_util.erl
index 62ff0d0..3b50fe7 100644
--- a/src/mochiweb_util.erl
+++ b/src/mochiweb_util.erl
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ cmd_port_test_spool(Port, Acc) ->
             cmd_port_test_spool(Port, ["\n", Data | Acc]);
         {Port, Unknown} ->
             throw({unknown, Unknown})
-    after 100 ->
+    after 1000 ->
             throw(timeout)
     end.