diff --git a/apps/drivers/gps/gps.cpp b/apps/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
index 6d7cfcc688..1350106539 100644
--- a/apps/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
+++ b/apps/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #include "mtk.h"
 
 
-#define TIMEOUT_5HZ 400
+#define TIMEOUT_5HZ 500
 #define RATE_MEASUREMENT_PERIOD 5000000
 
 /* oddly, ERROR is not defined for c++ */