diff --git a/src/power.sh b/src/power.sh
index 58fd3d8..026c4f7 100644
--- a/src/power.sh
+++ b/src/power.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 
 QEMU_TERM=""
 QEMU_PORT=7100
-QEMU_TIMEOUT=50
+QEMU_TIMEOUT=45
 QEMU_PID="/run/shm/qemu.pid"
 QEMU_LOG="/run/shm/qemu.log"
 QEMU_OUT="/run/shm/qemu.out"