diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index 4f74fabf..c072a4ab 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
   * Unrouted VLAN interfaces have numbers on Cisco - ignore them
   * fix undefined key in Discover
+  * Increase default snmptimeout from 1 to 3 seconds
 
 2.027005_001 - 2014-05-21
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/config.yml b/Netdisco/share/config.yml
index 49f8fc77..6089d80f 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/config.yml
+++ b/Netdisco/share/config.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ bulkwalk_no: []
 bulkwalk_repeaters: 20
 nonincreasing: false
 snmpver: 3
-snmptimeout: 1000000
+snmptimeout: 3000000
 snmpretries: 2
 discover_no: []
 discover_only: []