diff --git a/clever/launch/mavros.launch b/clever/launch/mavros.launch
index 77485526..ad3ab790 100644
--- a/clever/launch/mavros.launch
+++ b/clever/launch/mavros.launch
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             <param name="gcs_url" value="udp-pb://$(env ROS_IP):14550@14550" if="$(eval gcs_bridge == 'udp-pb')"/>
             <param name="gcs_url" value="" if="$(eval not gcs_bridge)"/>
             <param name="gcs_quiet_mode" value="true"/>
-            <param name="conn/timeout" value="10"/>
+            <param name="conn/timeout" value="8"/>
 
             <!-- default px4 params -->
             <rosparam command="load" file="$(find mavros)/launch/px4_config.yaml"/>