diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 504276fd..b0a9aac8 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ const (
 	// idleTimeout is the duration of inactivity before we time out a peer.
 	idleTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
 
-	// writeMessageTimeout is the timeout used when writing a message to a peer.
-	writeMessageTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	// writeMessageTimeout is the timeout used when writing a message to peer.
+	writeMessageTimeout = 50 * time.Second
 
 	// readMessageTimeout is the timeout used when reading a message from a
 	// peer.