diff --git a/src-tauri/src/networking/relay.rs b/src-tauri/src/networking/relay.rs
index 2997e99..40c3a09 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/networking/relay.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/networking/relay.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,6 @@ pub async fn join_game(
         ip: host_ip,
         port: host_port,
     };
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(30000)).await; //neo: workaround for Windows having a race condition where the game is launched before the relay proxy
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(3000)).await; //neo: workaround for Windows having a race condition where the game is launched before the relay proxy
     crate::commands::game::launch_game(app, game_state, instance_id, vec![server], vec![]).await
 }