diff --git a/Adafruit_MQTT.h b/Adafruit_MQTT.h
index 7a4ee35..bd320b7 100644
--- a/Adafruit_MQTT.h
+++ b/Adafruit_MQTT.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #define MQTT_QOS_1 0x1
 #define MQTT_QOS_0 0x0
 
-#define CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS 3000
+#define CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS 6000
 #define PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_MS 500
 #define PING_TIMEOUT_MS    500