diff --git a/NiceHashMiner/Devices/ComputeDeviceManager.cs b/NiceHashMiner/Devices/ComputeDeviceManager.cs
index 46d29c95a..c3ca36e73 100644
--- a/NiceHashMiner/Devices/ComputeDeviceManager.cs
+++ b/NiceHashMiner/Devices/ComputeDeviceManager.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ private static NvidiaSmiDriver GetNvidiaSmiDriver()
                             }
                         };
                         P.Start();
-                        P.WaitForExit(30 * 1000);
+                        P.WaitForExit(15 * 1000);
 
                         stdOut = P.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
                         stdErr = P.StandardError.ReadToEnd();