diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index dfebbb4..44b84a6 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ func Load() {
 	}
 
 	AppConfig = GetFreshConfig()
+
+	if AppConfig.TinkerTimeout == 0 {
+		AppConfig.TinkerTimeout = defaultTinkerTimeout
+	}
 }
 
 func GetCurrentProject() ProjectConfig {
diff --git a/config/defaults.go b/config/defaults.go
index 4aa4b59..1f5e0df 100644
--- a/config/defaults.go
+++ b/config/defaults.go
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const DefaultCommand = "php artisan tinker"
+const defaultTinkerTimeout = 4
 
 func setDefaults() {
 	defaultProjectId := project.GetNewId()
 	projectDef := "projects." + defaultProjectId
 
 	viper.Set("currentproject", defaultProjectId)
-	viper.Set("tinkerTimeout", 2)
+	viper.Set("tinkerTimeout", defaultTinkerTimeout)
 	viper.Set(projectDef+".id", defaultProjectId)
 	viper.Set(projectDef+".command", DefaultCommand)
 	viper.Set(projectDef+".name", "Unnamed")