diff --git a/notecard/notecard.py b/notecard/notecard.py
index f38808f..641e929 100644
--- a/notecard/notecard.py
+++ b/notecard/notecard.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def Transaction(self, req):
             chunk_len = 0
             received_newline = False
             start = start_timeout()
-            transaction_timeout_secs = 10
+            transaction_timeout_secs = 30
             while True:
                 time.sleep(.001)
                 reg = bytearray(2)