diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index 4b94991..fe4ddba 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ double gui_yoff = 0.;
 
 // Messages.
 #define MSG_SIZE_MAX 80
-int msg_timeout = 20000;
+int msg_timeout = 2000;
 int msg_max = 5; // Max messages on screen.
 typedef struct {
   char str[MSG_SIZE_MAX];