diff --git a/api/results.go b/api/results.go
index f2358f366b26b1f5a0efb9b1599387b2fb566519..017092851134a65d9635399b79346fe100aef839 100644
--- a/api/results.go
+++ b/api/results.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *Client) getRoundResults(roundList []id.Round, timeout time.Duration,
 
 	oldestRound := networkInstance.GetOldestRoundID()
 
-	roundEventTimeout := 7 * time.Second
+	roundEventTimeout := 5 * time.Second
 	if timeout < roundEventTimeout {
 		roundEventTimeout = timeout
 	}