diff --git a/syncplay/constants.py b/syncplay/constants.py
index 6d3c27d..f8d2479 100644
--- a/syncplay/constants.py
+++ b/syncplay/constants.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ MPC_RETRY_WAIT_TIME = 0.01
 MPC_MAX_RETRIES = 30
 MPC_PAUSE_TOGGLE_DELAY = 0.05
 VLC_OPEN_MAX_WAIT_TIME = 10
-VLC_SOCKET_OPEN_WAIT_TIME = 0.5
+VLC_SOCKET_OPEN_WAIT_TIME = 2.5
 VLC_MIN_PORT = 10000
 VLC_MAX_PORT = 55000