diff --git a/src/66/66-svctl.c b/src/66/66-svctl.c
index b919afb3259ecaf4d0f9519702f5e9793fa12e55..499cedd7b4a5f1237737ebaa5f4570651fa04853 100644
--- a/src/66/66-svctl.c
+++ b/src/66/66-svctl.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct svc_sig_s
 	.deadline = TAIN_ZERO \
 }
 
-unsigned int SV_DEADLINE = 5000 ;
+unsigned int SV_DEADLINE = 1000 ;
 
 typedef enum state_e state_t, *state_t_ref ;
 enum state_e