diff --git a/src/utun_instance.c b/src/utun_instance.c
index 411abf40..f15b302b 100644
--- a/src/utun_instance.c
+++ b/src/utun_instance.c
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ struct UTUN_INSTANCE* utun_instance_create(struct UASYNC* ua, const char *config
         free_config(config);
         return NULL;
     }
-    
+    instance->etcp_connect_timeout_tb = 20000;
+
     // Init stats_dir from config file path
     {
         const char* last_sep = NULL;