diff --git a/robotiq_modbus_rtu/src/robotiq_modbus_rtu/comModbusRtu.py b/robotiq_modbus_rtu/src/robotiq_modbus_rtu/comModbusRtu.py
index 67c25dd6..d1d2fbce 100644
--- a/robotiq_modbus_rtu/src/robotiq_modbus_rtu/comModbusRtu.py
+++ b/robotiq_modbus_rtu/src/robotiq_modbus_rtu/comModbusRtu.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 
    def connectToDevice(self, device):
       """Connection to the client - the method takes the IP address (as a string, e.g. '192.168.1.11') as an argument."""
-      self.client = ModbusSerialClient(method='rtu',port=device,stopbits=1, bytesize=8, baudrate=115200, timeout=0.2)
+      self.client = ModbusSerialClient(method='rtu',port=device,stopbits=1, bytesize=8, baudrate=115200, timeout=0.5)
       if not self.client.connect():
           print("Unable to connect to {}".format(device))
           return False