diff --git a/routes/api.js b/routes/api.js
index 80d4456..aa5a493 100644
--- a/routes/api.js
+++ b/routes/api.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ router.get("/guilds/:guildId/events/poll", checkAuth(async (req, res) => {
 
     const guild = guildMap.get(guildId);
     try {
-        guild.holdForEvent(10000)
+        guild.holdForEvent(15000)
             .then(result => res.status(200).send({ error: false, event: result }));
     } catch(e) {
         console.error("server main: api: guild poll events: error: ", e);