diff --git a/src/timeshift/private.h b/src/timeshift/private.h
index 63b7479d..f462b91b 100644
--- a/src/timeshift/private.h
+++ b/src/timeshift/private.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef __TVH_TIMESHIFT_PRIVATE_H__
 #define __TVH_TIMESHIFT_PRIVATE_H__
 
-#define TIMESHIFT_PLAY_BUF    100000 // us to buffer in TX
+#define TIMESHIFT_PLAY_BUF    500000 // us to buffer in TX
 #define TIMESHIFT_FILE_PERIOD     60 // number of secs in each buffer file
 
 /**