diff --git a/RevidCLI.go b/RevidCLI.go
index e22b520d..9feddaeb 100644
--- a/RevidCLI.go
+++ b/RevidCLI.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const (
 	defaultRunDuration = 2 * 43200
 	noOfConfigconfigFlags = 19
 	revidStopTime = 5
-	prepTime = 10
+	prepTime = 15
 	loggerVerbosity = 4
 )