diff --git a/src/pc/network/network_player.c b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
index 8bbcdd9a..d1c86231 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/network_player.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ u8 network_player_connected(enum NetworkPlayerType type, u8 globalIndex, u8 mode
     np->type = type;
     np->localIndex = localIndex;
     np->globalIndex = globalIndex;
-    np->ping = 50;
+    np->ping = 600;
     if ((type != NPT_LOCAL) && (gNetworkType == NT_SERVER || type == NPT_SERVER)) { gNetworkSystem->save_id(localIndex, 0); }
     network_player_set_description(np, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0);