diff --git a/gnoemoe/widgets/gm-tray.c b/gnoemoe/widgets/gm-tray.c
index cab1165..6082846 100644
--- a/gnoemoe/widgets/gm-tray.c
+++ b/gnoemoe/widgets/gm-tray.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ gm_tray_set_icon(GmTray *tray, GmTrayState state, GdkPixbuf *icon) {
 
 void
 gm_tray_message(GmTray *tray, gchar const *message) {
-	egg_tray_icon_send_message(EGG_TRAY_ICON(tray), 2000, message, 
+	egg_tray_icon_send_message(EGG_TRAY_ICON(tray), 5000, message, 
 			g_utf8_strlen(message, -1));
 }