diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
index 426ed66d..f5063360 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def getShortName(self):
             return user.get("shortName", None)
         return None
 
-    def _waitConnected(self, timeout=15.0):
+    def _waitConnected(self, timeout=30.0):
         """Block until the initial node db download is complete, or timeout
         and raise an exception"""
         if not self.noProto: