diff --git a/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/MainActivity.java b/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/MainActivity.java
index 89434b0..5273697 100644
--- a/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/MainActivity.java
+++ b/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/MainActivity.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends Activity implements NfcAdapter.ReaderCallback
     private void enableReaderMode() {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
             Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
-            bundle.putInt(NfcAdapter.EXTRA_READER_PRESENCE_CHECK_DELAY, 2000);
+            bundle.putInt(NfcAdapter.EXTRA_READER_PRESENCE_CHECK_DELAY, NFCReader.TIMEOUT*10);
             NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this).enableReaderMode(this, this,
                     NfcAdapter.FLAG_READER_NFC_A | NfcAdapter.FLAG_READER_NFC_B | NfcAdapter.FLAG_READER_SKIP_NDEF_CHECK,
                     bundle);
diff --git a/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/screaders/NFCReader.java b/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/screaders/NFCReader.java
index 1f9815b..34eb2c1 100644
--- a/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/screaders/NFCReader.java
+++ b/remote-reader/app/src/main/java/com/vsmartcard/remotesmartcardreader/app/screaders/NFCReader.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class NFCReader implements SCReader {
         card.close();
     }
 
-    private static int TIMEOUT = 2500;
+    public static int TIMEOUT = 2500;
     @Override
     public void powerOn() {
         /* should already be connected... */