diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/api.py b/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
index 5bcc7336..4a63a0f1 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ async def load_aio_clients(
     # the API TCP in `ib_insync` connection can be flaky af so instead
     # retry a few times to get the client going..
     connect_retries: int = 3,
-    connect_timeout: float = 10,
+    connect_timeout: float = 30,  # in case a remote-host
     disconnect_on_exit: bool = True,
 
 ) -> dict[str, Client]: