diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
index 5411816a1..4f2a48490 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <router/abstractrouter.hpp>
 #include <service/context.hpp>
 #include <service/endpoint_state.hpp>
+#include <service/outbound_context.hpp>
 #include <util/meta/memfn.hpp>
 #include <util/thread/logic.hpp>
 #include <nodedb.hpp>
@@ -793,7 +794,11 @@ namespace llarp
             MarkAddressOutbound(addr);
             EnsurePathToService(
                 addr,
-                [addr, pkt, self = this](service::Address, service::OutboundContext*) {
+                [addr, pkt, self = this](service::Address, service::OutboundContext* ctx) {
+                  if (ctx)
+                  {
+                    ctx->sendTimeout = 5s;
+                  }
                   self->SendToServiceOrQueue(addr, pkt.ConstBuffer(), service::eProtocolExit);
                 },
                 1s);