diff --git a/dimos/protocol/rpc/spec.py b/dimos/protocol/rpc/spec.py
index 9e3fe8d1bd..1bb25bdf1b 100644
--- a/dimos/protocol/rpc/spec.py
+++ b/dimos/protocol/rpc/spec.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def call(
 
     # we expect to crash if we don't get a return value after 10 seconds
     # but callers can override this timeout for extra long functions
-    def call_sync(self, name: str, arguments: Args, rpc_timeout: Optional[float] = 10.0) -> Any:
+    def call_sync(self, name: str, arguments: Args, rpc_timeout: Optional[float] = 120.0) -> Any:
         event = threading.Event()
 
         def receive_value(val):