diff --git a/shared/relay/client/fallback_opener.go b/shared/relay/client/fallback_opener.go
index 07115e67a..c79b829cc 100644
--- a/shared/relay/client/fallback_opener.go
+++ b/shared/relay/client/fallback_opener.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	raceTotalTimeout  = 60 * time.Second
+	raceTotalTimeout  = 40 * time.Second
 	raceFallbackDelay = 10 * time.Second
 )