diff --git a/src/common/cfgfiles.c b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
index 62107a31..11b38a21 100644
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c
+++ b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ load_default_config(void)
 	prefs.hex_gui_win_width = 640;
 	prefs.hex_irc_ban_type = 1;
 	prefs.hex_irc_join_delay = 5;
+	prefs.hex_net_ping_timeout = 60;
 	prefs.hex_net_reconnect_delay = 10;
 	prefs.hex_notify_timeout = 15;
 	prefs.hex_text_max_indent = 256;