diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 1040674b..6ce9302d 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 	idleTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
 
 	// writeMessageTimeout is the timeout used when writing a message to peer.
-	writeMessageTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	writeMessageTimeout = 50 * time.Second
 
 	// outgoingQueueLen is the buffer size of the channel which houses
 	// messages to be sent across the wire, requested by objects outside