diff --git a/svxlink.conf b/svxlink.conf
index 3c32e8e..3a8dc29 100644
--- a/svxlink.conf
+++ b/svxlink.conf
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ EVENT_HANDLER=/usr/share/svxlink/events.tcl
 DEFAULT_TG=9
 MONITOR_TGS=9
 ANNOUNCE_REMOTE_MIN_INTERVAL=300
-TG_SELECT_TIMEOUT=-1
+TG_SELECT_TIMEOUT=10