diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_rc_server.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_rc_server.rb
index 0d0b651..dd238f9 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_rc_server.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_rc_server.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Webrat
       def remote_control
         return @remote_control if @remote_control
 
-        @remote_control = ::Selenium::RemoteControl::RemoteControl.new("0.0.0.0", Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_port, 5)
+        @remote_control = ::Selenium::RemoteControl::RemoteControl.new("0.0.0.0", Webrat.configuration.selenium_server_port, 10)
         @remote_control.jar_file = jar_path
 
         return @remote_control