diff --git a/ios-deploy.c b/ios-deploy.c
index b072f33..66caf3a 100644
--- a/ios-deploy.c
+++ b/ios-deploy.c
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     if (detect_only && timeout == 0) {
-        timeout = 0;
+        timeout = 5;
     }
 
     if (app_path) {