diff --git a/src/MeoAssistant/Controller.cpp b/src/MeoAssistant/Controller.cpp
index 1fa20a84e2..71ee662a1f 100644
--- a/src/MeoAssistant/Controller.cpp
+++ b/src/MeoAssistant/Controller.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ std::optional<std::vector<unsigned char>> asst::Controller::call_command(const s
         fd_set fdset = { 0 };
         FD_SET(m_server_sock, &fdset);
         constexpr int TimeoutMilliseconds = 10000;
-        timeval select_timeout = { TimeoutMilliseconds / 1000, 0 };
+        timeval select_timeout = { TimeoutMilliseconds / 1000, (TimeoutMilliseconds % 1000) * 1000};
         select(static_cast<int>(m_server_sock) + 1, &fdset, NULL, NULL, &select_timeout);
         if (FD_ISSET(m_server_sock, &fdset)) {
             SOCKET client_sock = ::accept(m_server_sock, NULL, NULL);