diff --git a/src/aio.c b/src/aio.c
index dbacf39..761e49e 100644
--- a/src/aio.c
+++ b/src/aio.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-static const uint16_t usb_timeout = 1000;
+static const uint16_t usb_timeout = 250;
 static const uint8_t buf_size = 32; // needs 32 bc of overflow issue on these aios?
 
 // posts cmd to the aio, puts n bytes of response inside resp buffer