diff --git a/rded.cpp b/rded.cpp
index 1272643..75b78d3 100644
--- a/rded.cpp
+++ b/rded.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
 
+constexpr int SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 8;
+
 void setSocketTimeout(int fd, int seconds, int milliseconds)
 {
     struct timeval tv;
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@
 
     stdplus::print(stderr, "Socket Created with ID: {}. Setting timeouts...\n",
                    fd);
-    setSocketTimeout(fd, /*seconds=*/1, /*milliseconds=*/0);
+    setSocketTimeout(fd, /*seconds=*/SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+                     /*milliseconds=*/0);
 
     socklen_t optLen;
     int currentSendBuffSize;