diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 77773044b..c6a0f188d 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@ func getRouterConfig(conf *config.Config, appClient abciclient.Client) p2p.Route
 		}
 
 	}
+	opts.HandshakeTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+	opts.DialTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 	return opts
 }