diff --git a/default_config.lua b/default_config.lua
index 2add342..9379fb5 100644
--- a/default_config.lua
+++ b/default_config.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 -- Default configuration file
 -- Copy to TBD to override values. This file will be overridden on update.
 local awful = require("awful")
+local naughty = require("naughty")
 
 
 local config = {}
@@ -32,4 +33,8 @@ config.windowSwitcher = "rofi -show window -config " .. awful.util.getdir("confi
 config.volume_osd_timeout = 2
 
 
+-- Awesome tweaks
+naughty.config.defaults.timeout = 15
+
+
 return config