diff --git a/src/auto_archiver/archivers/instagram_tbot_archiver.py b/src/auto_archiver/archivers/instagram_tbot_archiver.py
index 55141ac..ee41247 100644
--- a/src/auto_archiver/archivers/instagram_tbot_archiver.py
+++ b/src/auto_archiver/archivers/instagram_tbot_archiver.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class InstagramTbotArchiver(Archiver):
             "api_id": {"default": None, "help": "telegram API_ID value, go to https://my.telegram.org/apps"},
             "api_hash": {"default": None, "help": "telegram API_HASH value, go to https://my.telegram.org/apps"},
             "session_file": {"default": "secrets/anon-insta", "help": "optional, records the telegram login session for future usage, '.session' will be appended to the provided value."},
-            "timeout": {"default": 15, "help": "timeout to fetch the instagram content in seconds."},
+            "timeout": {"default": 45, "help": "timeout to fetch the instagram content in seconds."},
         }
 
     def setup(self) -> None:
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class InstagramTbotArchiver(Archiver):
             attempts = 0
             seen_media = []
             message = ""
-            time.sleep(4)
+            time.sleep(3)
             # media is added before text by the bot so it can be used as a stop-logic mechanism
-            while attempts < self.timeout and (not message or not len(seen_media)):
+            while attempts < (self.timeout - 3) and (not message or not len(seen_media)):
                 attempts += 1
                 time.sleep(1)
                 for post in self.client.iter_messages(chat, min_id=since_id):