diff --git a/llarp/path/path.hpp b/llarp/path/path.hpp
index ab1ee722b..37ec2a8b2 100644
--- a/llarp/path/path.hpp
+++ b/llarp/path/path.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_PATH_LIFETIME (10 * 60 * 1000)
 #define PATH_BUILD_TIMEOUT (15 * 1000)
 #define MESSAGE_PAD_SIZE (128)
-#define PATH_ALIVE_TIMEOUT (10 * 1000)
+#define PATH_ALIVE_TIMEOUT (30 * 1000)
 
 namespace llarp
 {