diff --git a/osmo-ctrl-client.c b/osmo-ctrl-client.c
index 463bffe..e9ea45a 100644
--- a/osmo-ctrl-client.c
+++ b/osmo-ctrl-client.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 	osmo_init_logging2(NULL, &log_info);
 
-	sch = simple_ctrl_open(NULL, host, port);
+	sch = simple_ctrl_open(NULL, host, port, 1000);
 	if (!sch)
 		exit(1);