diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs
index 3272fe4d..e7571033 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fn lookup(
 
     const DEFAULT_SCHEME: &str = "gemini";
     const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 1965;
-    const TIMEOUT: u32 = 250; // ms
+    const TIMEOUT: u32 = 1000; // ms @TODO optional
 
     let (feature, query) = Feature::parse(query.trim());
     let feature = Rc::new(feature);