diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index e985921a7..0ebda7d2c 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
                 "processingTimeout": {
                     "type": "integer",
                     "description": "Set the timeout (ms) when waiting for child processes, `-1` for no timeout",
-                    "default": 1000
+                    "default": 5000
                 },
                 "preRun": {
                     "type": "string",
diff --git a/src/data/help.json b/src/data/help.json
index f6c1ffc2f..486c6c61f 100644
--- a/src/data/help.json
+++ b/src/data/help.json
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
             "desc": "Set the timeout (ms) when waiting for child processes",
             "arg": {
                 "type": "num",
-                "default": 1000
+                "default": 5000
             }
         },
         {
diff --git a/src/options/general.c b/src/options/general.c
index c1eabf9cd..abb8d1054 100644
--- a/src/options/general.c
+++ b/src/options/general.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool ffOptionsParseGeneralCommandLine(FFOptionsGeneral* options, const char* key
 
 void ffOptionsInitGeneral(FFOptionsGeneral* options)
 {
-    options->processingTimeout = 1000;
+    options->processingTimeout = 5000;
     options->multithreading = true;
     options->detectVersion = true;