diff --git a/packages/gossip/server/server.go b/packages/gossip/server/server.go
index ade291bddbba7bf13456dd27ccd3f75d5517d4a3..7723d4ee39baaf6a3445da3845b5ae7366fbdb2e 100644
--- a/packages/gossip/server/server.go
+++ b/packages/gossip/server/server.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 
 // connection timeouts
 const (
-	acceptTimeout     = 250 * time.Millisecond
+	acceptTimeout     = 1000 * time.Millisecond
 	handshakeTimeout  = 500 * time.Millisecond
 	connectionTimeout = acceptTimeout + handshakeTimeout