diff --git a/bacnet-stack/demo/router/ipmodule.c b/bacnet-stack/demo/router/ipmodule.c
index 93b9a4cf..6d3dd1ed 100644
--- a/bacnet-stack/demo/router/ipmodule.c
+++ b/bacnet-stack/demo/router/ipmodule.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void *dl_ip_thread(
                     break;
             }
         } else {
-            status = dl_ip_recv(&ip_data, &msg_data, &address, 1000);
+            status = dl_ip_recv(&ip_data, &msg_data, &address, 5);
             if (status > 0) {
                 memmove(&msg_data->src.len, &address.mac_len, 1);
                 memmove(&msg_data->src.adr[0], &address.mac[0], MAX_MAC_LEN);
diff --git a/bacnet-stack/demo/router/mstpmodule.c b/bacnet-stack/demo/router/mstpmodule.c
index e45ff2c8..7e7fa02f 100644
--- a/bacnet-stack/demo/router/mstpmodule.c
+++ b/bacnet-stack/demo/router/mstpmodule.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void *dl_mstp_thread(
                     break;
             }
         } else {
-            pdu_len = dlmstp_receive(&mstp_port, NULL, NULL, 0, 1000);
+            pdu_len = dlmstp_receive(&mstp_port, NULL, NULL, 0, 5);
 
             if (pdu_len > 0) {
                 msg_data = (MSG_DATA *) malloc(sizeof(MSG_DATA));