diff --git a/go/libkb/secret_store_secretservice.go b/go/libkb/secret_store_secretservice.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/go/libkb/secret_store_secretservice.go
+++ b/go/libkb/secret_store_secretservice.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf"
 )
 
-const sessionOpenTimeout = 10 * time.Millisecond
+const sessionOpenTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 type SecretStoreRevokableSecretService struct{}
increase timeout on dbus connection to secretservice (#<I>)