diff --git a/application.c b/application.c
index 7e098fa..452271a 100644
--- a/application.c
+++ b/application.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "radio_esp8266.h" // to receive ARTnet
 
 /** watchdog period in ms */
-#define WATCHDOG_PERIOD 10000
+#define WATCHDOG_PERIOD 20000
 
 /** wakeup frequency (i.e. least number of times per second to  perform the main loop) */
 #define WAKEUP_FREQ 16