diff --git a/src/tidler b/src/tidler
index 57a198f..9696694 100755
--- a/src/tidler
+++ b/src/tidler
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ if [ -n "$MAX_ATTEMPTS" ]; then
 		echo "Bad MAX_ATTEMPTS option. Allowed are numbers from 1 to 100."
 		echo "Using default value..."
 
-		max_attempts="10" # Default value
+		max_attempts="15" # Default value
 	fi
 else
-	max_attempts="10" # Default value
+	max_attempts="15" # Default value
 fi