diff --git a/.screenrc b/.screenrc
index 7b58514..61dd830 100644
--- a/.screenrc
+++ b/.screenrc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ termcapinfo xterm* 'hs:ts=\E]0;:fs=\007:ds=\E]0;\007'
 term screen-256color
 
 # Set message timeout
-msgwait 3
+msgwait 2
 
 # Set mapping timeout
 maptimeout 10