diff --git a/ircbot.py b/ircbot.py
index 53f8749..470c74c 100755
--- a/ircbot.py
+++ b/ircbot.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Connhandler(threading.Thread):
 			self.send(i)
 		f.close()
 		
-		time.sleep(10) # Wait for nickserv auth to take effect
+		time.sleep(20) # Wait for nickserv auth to take effect
 		for i in self.chan.split(' '):
 			self.send('JOIN %s' % i)