diff --git a/lib/verifier.py b/lib/verifier.py
index 26f91a1c..3170bd2a 100644
--- a/lib/verifier.py
+++ b/lib/verifier.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TxVerifier(threading.Thread):
                             requested_merkle.append(tx_hash)
 
             try:
-                r = self.queue.get(timeout=1)
+                r = self.queue.get(timeout=0.1)
             except Queue.Empty:
                 continue