diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/portfwdthread.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/network/portfwdthread.cpp
index 6006699bf..c0097d90b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/portfwdthread.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/portfwdthread.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PortFwdThread::~PortFwdThread()
 {
     qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "waiting for event loop to finish...";
     quit();
-    wait( 1000 );
+    wait( 6000 );
 
     delete m_portfwd;
 }