diff --git a/src/main_menu.cpp b/src/main_menu.cpp
index 15d4a85372c86..21ebf6bbdc978 100644
--- a/src/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/main_menu.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> main_menu::load_file( const std::string &path,
 
 std::string main_menu::handle_input_timeout( input_context &ctxt )
 {
-    std::string action = ctxt.handle_input( 125 );
+    std::string action = ctxt.handle_input( 1000 );
 
     if( action == "TIMEOUT" ) {
         init_windows();