diff --git a/src/devices/Ak8963/Ak8963.cs b/src/devices/Ak8963/Ak8963.cs
index 74f62f7cee..5f2e1621e2 100644
--- a/src/devices/Ak8963/Ak8963.cs
+++ b/src/devices/Ak8963/Ak8963.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public sealed class Ak8963 : IDisposable
         /// Default timeout to use when timeout is not provided in the reading methods
         /// </summary>
         [Property]
-        public TimeSpan DefaultTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
+        public TimeSpan DefaultTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Default constructor for an independent AK8963