diff --git a/bin/xss-lock b/bin/xss-lock
index 016e4ba..633bdd8 100755
--- a/bin/xss-lock
+++ b/bin/xss-lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 me="$(readlink -f "$0")"
-timeout=600
+timeout=300
 notify=$((timeout/30))
 
 configure() {