diff --git a/DiscoverUM3Action.py b/DiscoverUM3Action.py
index 82d9240819..641c4de9b5 100644
--- a/DiscoverUM3Action.py
+++ b/DiscoverUM3Action.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class DiscoverUM3Action(MachineAction):
 
         Application.getInstance().engineCreatedSignal.connect(self._createAdditionalComponentsView)
 
-        self._min_time_between_restart_discovery = 2
+        self._min_time_between_restart_discovery = 5
         self._time_since_last_discovery = time.time() - self._min_time_between_restart_discovery
 
     printersChanged = pyqtSignal()