diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
index c67946205..e17833445 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum
     MINIMUM_RECONNECT_INTERVAL_SECS = 5,
 
     /** how long we'll let requests we've made linger before we cancel them */
-    REQUEST_TTL_SECS = 60,
+    REQUEST_TTL_SECS = 120,
 
     CANCEL_HISTORY_SEC = 120
 };