diff --git a/companion.py b/companion.py
index 8f9b1f92..35832311 100644
--- a/companion.py
+++ b/companion.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from config import appname, appversion, config
 from protocol import protocolhandler
 
 
-holdoff = 10	# be nice
+holdoff = 60	# be nice
 timeout = 10	# requests timeout
 auth_timeout = 30	# timeout for initial auth