diff --git a/addons/pvr.tvh/src/Tvheadend.cpp b/addons/pvr.tvh/src/Tvheadend.cpp
index 0f6135f4e..a89fa58c9 100644
--- a/addons/pvr.tvh/src/Tvheadend.cpp
+++ b/addons/pvr.tvh/src/Tvheadend.cpp
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ PVR_ERROR CTvheadend::SendDvrDelete ( uint32_t id, const char *method )
   htsmsg_t *m = htsmsg_create_map();
   htsmsg_add_u32(m, "id", id);
 
-  /* Send and Wait */
-  if ((m = m_conn.SendAndWait(method, m)) == NULL)
+  /* Send and wait a bit longer than usual */
+  if ((m = m_conn.SendAndWait(method, m, 30)) == NULL)
   {
     tvherror("failed to cancel/delete DVR entry");
     return PVR_ERROR_SERVER_ERROR;