diff --git a/contrib/chg/README b/contrib/chg/README
--- a/contrib/chg/README
+++ b/contrib/chg/README
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ The following variables are available fo
  * CHGDEBUG enables debug messages.
  * CHGSOCKNAME specifies the socket path of the background cmdserver.
  * CHGTIMEOUT specifies how many seconds chg will wait before giving up
-   connecting to a cmdserver. If it is 0, chg will wait forever. Default: 10
+   connecting to a cmdserver. If it is 0, chg will wait forever. Default: 60
diff --git a/contrib/chg/chg.c b/contrib/chg/chg.c
--- a/contrib/chg/chg.c
+++ b/contrib/chg/chg.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static hgclient_t *retryconnectcmdserver
 
 	debugmsg("try connect to %s repeatedly", opts->sockname);
 
-	unsigned int timeoutsec = 10;  /* default: 10 seconds */
+	unsigned int timeoutsec = 60;  /* default: 60 seconds */
 	const char *timeoutenv = getenv("CHGTIMEOUT");
 	if (timeoutenv)
 		sscanf(timeoutenv, "%u", &timeoutsec);