diff --git a/src/pc/network/network_player.c b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
index 250886bc..7f332b3b 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/network_player.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ u8 network_player_connected(enum NetworkPlayerType type, u8 globalIndex, u8 mode
     np->type = type;
     np->localIndex = localIndex;
     np->globalIndex = globalIndex;
-    np->ping = 600;
+    np->ping = 50;
     if ((type != NPT_LOCAL) && (gNetworkType == NT_SERVER || type == NPT_SERVER)) { gNetworkSystem->save_id(localIndex, 0); }
     network_player_set_description(np, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0);