diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/iceoryx_posh_types.hpp b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/iceoryx_posh_types.hpp
index 98892ab8f..5e1c28255 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/iceoryx_posh_types.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/iceoryx_posh_types.hpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace runtime
 using namespace units::duration_literals;
 constexpr units::Duration PROCESS_WAITING_FOR_ROUDI_TIMEOUT = 60_s;
 constexpr units::Duration PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL = 3 * roudi::DISCOVERY_INTERVAL;  // > DISCOVERY_INTERVAL
-constexpr units::Duration PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = 5 * PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL; // > PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL
+constexpr units::Duration PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = 10 * PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL; // > PROCESS_KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL
 } // namespace runtime
 
 namespace version