diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index cd035be7..7c0618b3 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ consvar_t cv_nettimeout = {"nettimeout", "105", CV_CALL|CV_SAVE, nettimeout_cons
 consvar_t cv_jointimeout = {"jointimeout", "105", CV_CALL|CV_SAVE, nettimeout_cons_t, JoinTimeout_OnChange, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 #ifdef NEWPING
 static CV_PossibleValue_t maxping_cons_t[] = {{0, "MIN"}, {1000, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
-consvar_t cv_maxping = {"maxping", "500", CV_SAVE, maxping_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+consvar_t cv_maxping = {"maxping", "800", CV_SAVE, maxping_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 #endif
 // Intermission time Tails 04-19-2002
 static CV_PossibleValue_t inttime_cons_t[] = {{0, "MIN"}, {3600, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};